I have my 81 CJ5, and I will be moving across country. I wanted to know if anyone ever tried loading a CJ onto a U-Haul. I have another car that I am planning to tow, and I wont have anyone else to drive the Jeep. As if that would be fun to drive cross country. The Jeep width is only 5'5" and I am sure I can get it up onto a 26' van. The deck is only 24" off the ground, and I can back it up to my yard from the street, and just drive right in. But are there wheel wells in the van that will get in the way, inside? If anyone knows, please let me know. Thanks, Brad
CJ5 in a Uhaul ?
Jun 05, 2004
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If it will fit inside and you're within the weight limits, should be ok. Better see if U-Haul approves, however.
You'll need good luck if you're using U-Haul for anything, but to answer your question, it depends on which truck you are getting. The large cube type vans have no wheel wells (or very small humps that you could drive over) inside the storage area, but the best thing to do would be to check with the rental place you are going to use because there are different truck and cube configurations, just like it says on their website.
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Chris
How are you going to tie it down? There is nothing strong enough to attach to, and even a framework made of 4x4s would rely on the corners of the box to hold the jeep in place. Bad idea, in a wreck the jeep will come into the cab with you, and just rolling down the highway will have it bouncing off of the walls.
Good point. I may have to have it shipped out, or tow it and find someone to drive my car. Thanks, Brad
where you coming from and going to?
From Tulsa, to La Vegas around July 15. My plans are not final yet. But it looks like that is where I will be starting a new job.
Ghostbuster did pass the time by typing:
Never dealt with this site but it might be helpful
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Some box trucks have tie downs in the floor frame.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sGhostbuster wrote:
I haven't seen a rental truck with adequate tiedowns, yet. There might be one. I had to use a uhaul to haul my bike after a wreck, i drilled 3 holes in the deck, installed eye bolts, and when done, removed them and plugged the holes. The bike weighs a lot less than a Jeep. We had a full sized car hauled on an open car hauler from Boston to San Diego for $800 by
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, it toook 3 months, but it was in the worst part of winter during some big storms.
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