I rented a U-Haul transporter last year and had no problem backing it. I
had to back it several hundred feet to load the car and the same to unload
it. I can't believe the message I read that blamed you for not knowing how
to operate the equipment. Tell me how anyone could expect a trailer not to
be backed up. Good luck with your project.
Ron Olds
At 09:49 09/18/2000 -0700, pRob wrote:
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>A while ago, I was practically given a 57 TR3. Unfortunately, I didn't
>have a garage at the time, but having at least one very generous friend
>who offered me storage in her garage, I took possession of a large number
>of boxes and a fair amount of rust.
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>The first step in the restoration was purchasing a home that had a garage
>(do I get points for dedication?). I moved in last month. This weekend,
>I moved the TR3 from my friend's house to mine. It all went smoothly
>until I got the trailer to my driveway. I found out, close to the end of
>a narrow dead-end street, that the trailer would not roll backwards. I
>called the U-Haul 800 number and they informed me that "No, our auto
>transports don't go in reverse." The local U-Haul guy told me "Of course,
>they go in reverse. The hydraulic brake must be on." I told him the
>trailer rolled forward just fine. "Your truck must be faulty." Needless
>to say, I was miffed. It took more than 24 hours for U-Haul to get a
>large flat-bed towing vehicle to pull the trailer onto the flat bed, turn
>around, and unload the trailer.
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>The good news is, I have most of a TR3 in my garage (missing a bonnet, a
>boot cover and who knows what else), with an engine mostly disassembled by
>the DPO (hey, does this make me a DPO-to-be?). The regional U-Haul rep
>called me and told me the rental of the transport will be free (I'll never
>ever ever use U-Haul again--and I mean it this time).
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>The bad news is, this is a lot more work than the Midgets and MGB I've had
>in the past (no, wait. It's going to be fun!! I'm just overwhelmed at
>the moment)
>
>Rob
>(but rust is such a nice color)
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