Uhaul hitch

Ok guys. I am looking at purchasing a small camping trailer for the family. I currently have a class I hitch and was looking for a larger hitch so that I could tow it.
I found a couple of people on the forum that are currently making hitches in batches and then selling them. I like the idea, but in years to come I am worried that said people will stop making them and they will become hard to find again.

I have made some contact with Uhaul and they want my wagon for a couple of days so that they can make a custom hitch and then have the blue prints on file so that they can make more in the future if needed. They have a R & D department located 30 miles from my house.

This has been "minimal" contact so far. I will keep you updated.

All of this, of course, is contingent on the wife's approval of purchasing the camping trailer.

UHaul use to make them for our cars...but I seem to recall seeing a couple posts stating that they no longer have them. It would be nice if their R&D center would autocad the design and make it available across the US/Canada to their installation centers.

If you're in Arizona, they've been offering that for years - but no one is close enough to their center.

Please do it, even if you don't get the trailer. The wagon community would be thankful.

are uhaull hitches the holy grail or something??

If they used to make
em,. the file is around somewhere,..so why they need your car?

While doing a little more research and looking at some other options I came across Reese hitches web site and they list a Draw-Tite hitch they say will fit.

Anyone know if it is the truth? Reviews on Amazon say that it will fit the Roadmaster Sedan perfectly. Nothing was mentioned about a wagon. I know how websites arent always 100% accurate.

Part number : 75146 Max-Frame Reciever

This is the link to the page I was looking at. They have several dealers in my area that said they have it on the shelves....but again....dang internet. I wont be able to call until tomorrow.
http://www.reeseprod.com/products/trailer-hitches/class-iii-iv-receiver/max-frame-receiver/WfzaCtfZMf0hoaEk3ihHPT3t8HbOTx1u

phantom 309 wrote:

are uhaull hitches the holy grail or something??

If they used to make
em,. the file is around somewhere,..so why they need your car?

That was my initial thought. I am going to place a request to get a quote and then talk to them in person.
First of all my wagon is our DD and it will be very difficult to lend her to someone for 2-3 days. I can probably build some sort of "Mickey Mouse" hitch in a couple of hours myself.

Did they have a massive file fire that only burned the information for our wagons?

Im going to take take my first bit of info with a grain of salt. I will see how this pans out.

If it fits a sedan, it won't fit a wagon. It can be modified to work, but it won't fit out of the box.

No, U-haul hitches aren't "the holy grail." They used to be re-branded Drawtite hitches back in the day when my parents managed U-haul locations.

But they're available everywhere.

It took a little bit, but U-Haul finally got back to me....literally 5 minutes ago.
Thought i would pass this info along.
I was a little dissapointed with not being able to get one mocked up for free....

"April Jurado
10:46 AM

Hello,
Hitch # for a 1992 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon is 12041HC retail price 269.95. If you would like this hitch please contact your local uhaul center and they can order this hitch for you. Have a good day."

I have done a very quick search for that part # and have not come up with anything. I will call some locations tomorrow and see if anyone has them in stock.

Meanwhile,
I have taken off my class 1 hitch and found that it is mounted to 2 inch thick walled square tubing.
I will be cutting the class 1 hitch receiver off and welding in a class 3 hitch receiver in its place.

The trailer I will be pulling weighs roughly 1100 lbs with a tongue weight well under 500 lbs. It needs a 2" ball and I am not comfortable with placing an adapter to make it work.
The changes will cost me $20 and a couple of hours of my time.

This will do for now.