Looks like it would fit in a 14 foot truck, or would you need a 17 footer? If you do not tell them it is for a car, will they ever know? I do not have anything big enough to pull a trailer. $500 or more to have it shipped. Another owner told me fedex might even move it. We are talking about a touring car here. Thank you.

Where do you live, and where is the car? It never is a bad idea to ask someone maybe going your way. Dave

1st off, the top of the T could go down. I've measured a UHaul truck for my '25 Tudor and mine should fit. I'm considering buying one of their "castoffs" and using it to take my '25 around instead of using the trailer and the Tahoe. It needs to be one of the newer trucks that has the lower bed though. I could get rid of the trailer and the Tahoe and only use the truck on those occasions when I can't drive the T to the tour.

Seems like having 2 fewer vehicles to maintain/insure etc would make sense.

Don't tell them it is for a car.I made that mistake once. They wouldn't rent me anything then. Tell them you need to move some couches. Or a freezer and whatever.
I think 13' is enough to close the door on.

A 14' is little over 13' inside.

Had a friend who puked an engine on their c***y Astro van years ago down in Florida, Uhaul guy said "no can do" but there's a loading dock down the street you can use. They hauled it all the way back to northern Ohio with no problems. If they could do that a "T" should go no sweat. Jim

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I'm considering buying one of their "castoffs" and using it to take my '25 around instead of using the trailer and the Tahoe. It needs to be one of the newer trucks that has the lower bed though. I could get rid of the trailer and the Tahoe and only use the truck on those occasions when I can't drive the T to the tour.

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Here is how we did it...

Oh My, don't show my wife! I'm just in the "what-if" stage. She's liable to say "well, whatrya waitin on".....money I said sheepishly.

I appreciate your input and will take it under advisement...Really!

I do not have a car yet. It will be my first. I would love to pick up the car myself, and not let some transporter do something wrong. I know that another T fan might bring it to me, and that is always a possibility. By asking here, I get a lot more options and great advice from all you wonderful people. My wife will think I am nuts, and my daughter will want the first ride.
My brother in law worked as an engineer at Ford all his life, so he will enjoy it.
dave

The 14 foot trailer is only 11 feet long. The top overhang makes it 13+ feet. Will a T still fit?

I have been kicking this idea around for awhile and decided I needed a 16' to hold our 1911 with the top down. I thought shorter ramps would work with a winch.

The last part of my big plan is to paint the box Midnight Blue and leave the cab Penske Yellow.

Jim

Somewhere I saw that an owner wrapped his T in plastic (24 inch roll), like goods on a palet, and hauled it on a trailer that way. Do you think that would work? What do you use to hold it on the trailer?
Thank you

Hauled my '15 Touring from Washington to CA in a 14 foot U Haul. Fit great. Cost $95 for a 5 day rental....they needed the truck back in CA!!! I wouldn't do it any other way. It was in the dead of winter, but the T was safe and dry. The truck even got decent gas mileage! The car had been sitting for 30 years, and had no gasoline, etc. and did not pose any environmental hazard. I said it was an old farm wagon (true enough).

David, i use stretch wrap on my coupe when hauling it a long way, i just use tie downs and ratchet straps i use an open trailer and just take the wrap off.keeps the car clean and the ugs off.
Rick

I once hauled a '41 Packard Darrin in a U-Haul--NO!! I did NOT tell them what I was going to do! put 2x6's in front and back of the wheels, and alongside the tires to keep it in place. Had to use a loading dock to load it and unload it. This is long enough ago that the statue of limitations should have run out!
So, yes you CAN haul a Model T in a U-Haul, but you MAY not do it!
T'
David D.

Heck, I drilled holes in the floor for eyebolts to tie down the Speedster. Removed the eyebolts after we unloaded in Boston.

rdr

Don't spend too much in Bronners!! Bud.

I'm bracing for that, Bud. She used to buy mailorder from Bronners Christmas store, having no idea where it really was, or thinking we'd ever come this way. It was just somewhere back east.

It helps a little that the Bavarian Village is a better hotel room for $20 less than the Hampton at Greenfield Village, and about $90 less than the Dearborn, which lacked a lot.

rdr

IMO, the easiest way to load and/or unload is to use a roll-back (flatbed wrecker) to come to the location. I have had many customers over the years use that method when they brought cars for us to work on. Works great...











I gotta be honest in my thoughts though, ...if U-Haul wants $700 --and the other company will do it for the same amount and do all of the work and insure they do it correctly, --that would be a 'no-brainer' for me.

I am sorry that I do not know anything about that company you mentioned in the other thread but I will forewarn you that the main reason why I built our hauler was because we had so much difficulty in getting vehicles moved in a safe & timely manner. IMO 95% of the smaller type carriers (not Passport or Horseless Carriage) do not know how to drive or operate antique vehicles. Therefore they winch them on & off. If they are only going 400 miles, they may only load yours the one time. You might inquire about this.