So I just found a 3500 savanna extended with 6.0 and 4l85e. It's an 06, 12 passenger. I'm assuming it's extended, so I wanted to know, would this fit on a U-Haul trailer/ carrier? I plan to pull this back home with my Yukon. Ideas?

 

a 3600???

You mean 3500... lol

Don't see why it wouldnt fit. I guess it depends on how long it is.

 

Yes I meant 3500 lol. U-Haul is saying g it won't work because the vehicle wheel base is to long.

 

I think that sucker has a 155" wheelbase and is 244" overall length.

According to Uhaul the max wheelbase is 133" for their car trailer.

Another gotcha is they would grill you about what the tow vehicle is; their formula says it must weigh at least 80% of the combined weight of the load (towed vehicle plus trailer; trailer is 2210 lbs.)

One more nail in the coffin; max weight on their trailer of 5920 lbs. Pretty sure that long wheelbase Express/Savanna is 6100-6500 easily depending on equipment.

Pull the driveshaft and rent a heavy duty dolly from somewhere besides UHaul (you'd be over spec for their dolly too; their limit is 3900 lbs.)

Richard

 

You can tow it with a U-haul tow dolly, but not one of their auto transport trailers. I hauled my 87 Cutlass on one and it just BARELY fit. The Cutlass has I think the Uhaul trailer can haul a 120-130" wheelbase at the longest. So I know a full sized Van will be too long, even if it wasn't the extended wheelbase version, but being a 12 passenger van I'm sure its the extended wheelbase version which would be 165" wheelbase.

 

It's not 4x4. I would still need to pull the drive shaft?

 

It's over the weight rating on that U-Haul dolly. Are you saying to do it anyway? Lol

 

Find a bigger trailer is what I would do.

 

Yep, because you're gonna load the front wheels on the dolly, not the rears. Just pop it loose at the rear axle yoke and tie it through the u-joint to a support ahead of it, so that you're pulling the shaft forward, up and out of the way. Some masking tape around the bearing caps to keep them together would be good.

If you intend to use UHaul's tow dolly just be sure it's going to be wide enough, and you'll still have to BS them about what you're gonna to with it because that van is heavier than their guidelines allow.

Hope you don't have too far to go; that's a lot of van to be pulling around with a Yukon!

Richard

 

Heres the stupid wuestion of the thread..... Why not just bring someone and drive then both back?