Champ Pick Up

I'd give it a shot. Do they look at the registration to know for sure what the rating is?

Several years ago I was turned down by U-Haul when I tried to rent a tow dolly. I was using a Ford F150 4X4 and they said it wasn't heavy enought to safely tow a '55 Champion four door.

Joe Roberts

Go rent it and when they ask tell them its a 3/4 ton, they likely won't have a clue unless the rental guy is truck savy

I think your VIN tag says 6600 gvw, but unless they are smart enough to look at that... I pulled an 18-foot 3,800 pound travel trailer 4,000 miles with my 8E7 including crossing the Cascades from Washington to Idaho and crossing Wyoming in elevations up to 9,000 feet. I also pulled a loaded 14-foot tandem axle cargo trailer 1500 miles with it- no sweat. Paul Johnson

I have been asked several times if my 60 Champ 1/2 ton with an 8 foot bed is a 3/4 ton, most people don't know. Give it a shot.

I would drive down with my 3/4 ton Studebaker Transtar but I don't have the hitch setup on yet. . . then again I rented a trailer from U-Haul with the

Rick

Tell them that the Champ is a 3/4 ton, and the Chimp is the 1/2 ton Jeff (Like they'd know? ) Rice

"Michael - Roseland FL" wrote..

The VIN plate clearly states that the warranty is void if you carry more than 2,000 lbs... Sounds like that should cover it.

JT

Jeff Rice wrote:

let them prove it otherwise, if they had a clue on LLVW, GVW, curb weights, payloads and fore/ aft configurations they would not be loading sod and bags of milorganite for minimum wage.

I'd sure hate to void my warranty!

Jeff DeWitt

Grumpy AuC> The VIN plate clearly states that the warranty is void if you carry more

I thought that Studes were guaranteed fer life!

JT

Jeff DeWitt wrote:

The life of the company maybe :(

Jeff DeWitt

Grumpy AuC> I thought that Studes were guaranteed fer life!