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Towing a trailer, Oregon to Pennsylvania


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I'm moving from Oregon to the east coast (SE PA or South Jersey area) and considering my options for how to move my stuff. I have an '87 GL wagon with 240k miles that's been reliable for the last 5 years, and I'm wondering if I should haul a trailer with it for that distance. I have a hitch rated at 2000 pounds and I could save a lot of money renting a trailer vs renting a truck. But I'm wondering if that would be pushing my luck. It would really suck to be stuck in the middle of nowhere in winter with a dead car and a rented trailer.

 

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how much weight in the trailer? i wouldnt go more than 1000lbs in the trailer for that long of a haul. dont get me wrong my 87 gl has towed a 6000lb truck on a chain for a 100 mile stretch including a steep mountain grade. smart? not really, but it did the job.

 That's pretty impressive!

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