UHaul won't rent to exploders?

[JohnnyO]

Besides that, if it was for the tranny, Rangers, Navajos, Mountaineers, Sport Tracs and Aviators would be on the list too.

People have said that if you tell U-Haul that you have a Mercury Mountaineer and not an Explorer, and they don't look too close, they will rent you a trailer.
Yes they are that stupid.

People on the Sport Trac board have said when they told U-Haul they had an Explorer Sport Trac they were declined, so they went to another U-Haul place and told them they had a 4 door F-150 and got their trailer.
Yes they are that stupid.

The situation with the Firestone tires, and I had a Ranger with them 10 years ago where they got recalled, was this:
The ONLY truly defective Firestone tires were the Wilderness A/T ONLY in the P235/75-15 size made ONLY at one specific factory.
That IN COMBINATION with Ford's ridiculously low rear tire pressure recommendation ONLY on Explorers is what caused blowouts.

Explorers equipped with different size tires or Firestone P235/75-15's made in other factories did not have blowouts.
Some Explorers were equipped with Michelins and did not have blowouts.

In the end, Ford, the govt, and Firestone all got paranoid and recalled ALL Wilderness A/T tires. However the only ones with documented and proven defects were the ones I mentioned above.

All of which at this point is VERY old news.

 

[OilPatch197]

The ONLY truly defective Firestone tires were the Wilderness A/T ONLY in the P235/75-15 size made ONLY at one specific factory.

Was it that specific factory I mentioned earlier in the thread where the Factory was using "unskilled" labor while the Union was on strike?

I still maintain it's Firestone's fault, you can blah blah all about tire pressures, but in the end it was a COMBINATION of problems from many sources, primary with Firestone with the non-union employees that made the situation disastrous.

 

[strvger]

just saw a late model (2008-9) explorer with what appeared to be a factory hitch. there were no other mfg. labels on it. it was only a 1" or 1.5" receiver!! no wonder they won't rent a trailer to them. such a small hitch on such a rather large suv doesn't make much sense to me. unless of course, it really wasn't meant to be towing anything anyway.

 

[02RangerXLT]

just saw a late model (2008-9) explorer with what appeared to be a factory hitch. there were no other mfg. labels on it. it was only a 1.5" receiver!! no wonder they won't rent a trailer to them. such a small hitch on such a rather large suv doesn't make much sense to me. unless of course, it really wasn't meant to be towing anything anyway.

I think most of those are meant for bike racks and other dinky things like that.

 

[Frank The Tank]

I think most of those are meant for bike racks and other dinky things like that.

A guy I work with has a Mazda suv, the reciever is only like 1in.

I told him I'd buy him the drop hitch if he'd hook on to the trailer in my avatar.

Frank

 

[RUTH]

MY U HAUL EXPERIENCE, HAD TO DRIVE OVER THE FENDERS..

AND HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT

 

[strvger]

Smokin' !!!!!!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

just saw a late model (2008-9) explorer with what appeared to be a factory hitch. there were no other mfg. labels on it. it was only a 1" or 1.5" receiver!! no wonder they won't rent a trailer to them. such a small hitch on such a rather large suv doesn't make much sense to me. unless of course, it really wasn't meant to be towing anything anyway.

You can get them with a regular 2" receiver.

BII's only had the tiny one standard.

 

[exbass94]

The situation with the Firestone tires, and I had a Ranger with them 10 years ago where they got recalled, was this:
The ONLY truly defective Firestone tires were the Wilderness A/T ONLY in the P235/75-15 size made ONLY at one specific factory.
That IN COMBINATION with Ford's ridiculously low rear tire pressure recommendation ONLY on Explorers is what caused blowouts.

Explorers equipped with different size tires or Firestone P235/75-15's made in other factories did not have blowouts.

The Firestone Radial ATX was also involved in the recall. My Explorer came with those, had nothing but problems with them. They were eventually recalled.

 

[adsm08]

The situation with the Firestone tires, and I had a Ranger with them 10 years ago where they got recalled, was this:
The ONLY truly defective Firestone tires were the Wilderness A/T ONLY in the P235/75-15 size made ONLY at one specific factory.
That IN COMBINATION with Ford's ridiculously low rear tire pressure recommendation ONLY on Explorers is what caused blowouts.

Explorers equipped with different size tires or Firestone P235/75-15's made in other factories did not have blowouts.
Some Explorers were equipped with Michelins and did not have blowouts.

The key to this is EXPLORERS. Aside from the issue of ridiculously low tire pressures, in expectation of them being used primarily at passenger vehicles Ford equipped the Explorers with B (and in some cases C, which was a mistake) rated tires which don't have as strong a side wall. The Rangers of the same years were equipped with A rated tires (I am not talking about Load Range here) which have a stiffer, stronger side wall, because Ford expected people to use their trucks as trucks.

 

[backroad101]

This is on Wikipedia, not sure if it was just added:


U-Haul trailers

On December 22, 2003, U-Haul, the largest North American equipment rental company, announced that they would prohibit their outlets from renting trailers to persons planning to tow behind Ford Explorers due to liability concerns.[20] This however was completely baseless by that time as the problem had been corrected with the tire recall, and the corrected inflation recommendation.[citation needed] Further, U-Haul did not alter their policies regarding the renting of trailers to persons planning to tow behind the Mercury Mountaineer or Mazda Navajo, which are both mechanically identical to the Ford Explorer. Currently, U-Haul still does not allow Ford Explorers to tow their trailers.

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[feellnfroggy]

It goes back to something said on page one about hte lawsuits, also when I searched to get a uhaul for my trip to tennessee I was told it was just the tandem box trailer and similar sized other trailers that exploders couldnt pull, BUt then I showed up with my 2000 v6 mustang and 2x1/2 inch flat receiver lol and hooked up to a tandem box and rolled out. No questions.

 

[OilPatch197]

U-Haul still does not allow Ford Explorers to tow their trailers.

You know why that is don't you? It's usually because you are pulling THE EXPLORER ON THE TRAILER, WITH YOUR CHEVY SILVERADO!

 

[JohnnyO]

just saw a late model (2008-9) explorer with what appeared to be a factory hitch. there were no other mfg. labels on it. it was only a 1" or 1.5" receiver!! no wonder they won't rent a trailer to them. such a small hitch on such a rather large suv doesn't make much sense to me. unless of course, it really wasn't meant to be towing anything anyway.

Late-model Explorers and Sport Tracs come standard with a factory Class II hitch which is good for 3500 lb. A factory Class III is optional and comes with a 7 pin plug and a trailer brake hookup. The hitch IS the rear crossmember so it's not like you can easily upgrade it. Mine just has the Class II but pretty much the only thing I tow is my jetski, so it's more than enough.