lol what did you tell uhaul you were towing that with?
The Saturn I told them it was with the Ranger, albeit with a larger engine. The people said they had a dolly but when we showed up they couldn't find it! I convinced the guy on the trailer because we only had to go 2 towns over and it was only 45 mph roads, and the trailer did have brakes on it. Also got him on that pretty much all Rangers ran the roughly the same brakes anyways, regardless of engine size or transmission, which was the important thing.
I have since purchased a very heavy duty tow dolly (which is what I used for the J-10). But I really mean it's a
heavy duty tow dolly. All galvanized, nice thick steel, sucker even has suspension. It's like it was meant for behind a motor home on super long trips. I wanted a nice one because I found myself always hauling vehicles everywhere lol.
I towed:
1984 Subaru GL wagon - 50 miles
1994 Honda Accord - 80 miles
1998 Marcury Sable - 30 minutes to the garage
2005 Saturn Ion - about 20 miles
1994 Blazer - 15 miles (several times)
1979 Jeep J10 - 180 miles from just south of Flint Mi, to Big Rapids, Mi.
Several more that I can't remember what year it was, I'm sure I've forgotten a few trips on top of that.
I've towed things all over the state with that little 4 banger. The 6,000lb 42' boom lift put quite the strain on it.
Now I just need to decide weather to get a fancy welding helmet now, or wait a bit and finish getting my explorer 8.8 ready with 4.88 gears spinning 235/75R15 meats LOL.
Patience plays a huge part in things. As well as ACTUALLY KNOWING HOW TO CONTROL THE LOAD. Not panicking and jerking the wheel will go a long way in keeping you (and others) safe. Keep your distance, go slow if necessary, if someone else is in a hurry too freaking bad, then they'll cause the accident, not you.