New Uhaul trailer coming?

Rented one of these today. They call it their Toy Hauler. It is a 16’ flatbed utility trailer. I rented it for very different reasons from hauling a Spyder!! But when I got home this evening, I did a little checking on how it would work with the Spyders.

First off - this is a Heavy Duty trailer; it weighs 3,155 US pounds. I rented this specific one because the wheels/tires I was hauling weigh 2,160 pounds each, are almost 7 feet in diameter, and this trailer has 98 inches between the very low side rails. I wasn’t able to shoot the Spyders up & on, because I still have the load on, but it looks like the nose of my F3-S will JUST clear the center 8’ ramp, and it clears with absolutely no problems if you place a 2x4 crossways in front of the two outer ramps to get the front tires started up quicker. Looks like the full tread of the fronts will be on the insides of the ramps, so a spotter to help you on and off would be a good idea. I don’t see why 2 Spyders couldn’t be carried together, both facing forward. Lots of built-in D-rings all over, and a wide deck should allow the machines to be staggered a little to make a little more room length-wise. Again, it’s a heavy trailer. Pulling it empty the 275 miles to get the tires, I was running ~70mph with my ‘22 F150 V8 4x4, but had the 10-speed transmission set at 9th, and most times it downshifted into 7th when climbing overpasses. The loaded return trip was in 8th and 6th gears running 65 to 70mph. But that’s a significantly heavier load than 2 Spyders! Ramps are super-easy sliding in and out. Deck and ramps have extrusions in the aluminum plating to keep slips to a minimum.

If the spousal unit and I were to consider trailering our two F3-S’s somewhere (I hope not, though!), I would definitely be going this route.

Hope this helps someone out there.


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Thx, BC. This IS helpful.

Looks like you’re close to the inside edges of the ramps for the front wheels, but you’re sounding like you think it would be doable…

Tires are fully on the ramps, but just flush with the insides of the ramps. Should allow you at least 4 inches of leeway before a catastrophic “crunch”! Hence my saying a spotter would be very helpful, and slow-and-easy is the word of the day - especially coming off. Definitely doable. But, again, you better be using a half-ton truck or better to pull it.

Hope they have enough scattered around the country. Local outlets might have only one, maybe two, of the regular bike trailers - **MAYBE**

Definitely a needed type of trailer.
What was the price of the rental?

Even if you make it up on the ramp. you want to watch the transition at the top when it flips to the deck! For the life of me why did they hang the shift actuator down below the bottom of the bike!!!! I made blocks to avoid the chance of hitting! When I get a chance, I'll get some pictures of my set up.

Or... we might buy a used Aluma MC210 as a group and loan it out... just a thought. I bought one last summer. It's light but sturdy, with a rock guard up front and a pull-out ramp that stores under the trailer.

Price for local rental was $89.95 per day. We have a 16’ utility trailer on our farm, but it wasn’t wide enough between the rails to lay those tires down flat. Plus, IT HAS KENDA TIRES ON IT !! No way am I gonna pull it 550 total miles at highway speeds with those old, crappy, bias-ply tires on it. So I figured the $90 was a bargain.

We have 4 UHaul locations in Harlingen, and only the largest one had this trailer available. And I saw only this one there.

Will be unloading the tires at 9am, and if I get a chance before my 11:30 rental return time, I may bring it back by the house and try to load both Spyders on it. But my spotter (wife) is out of town, so I gotta be careful. If I get it done, will post more pics and thoughts later today.

Well... I gave it “the old college try”, but was not able to load them. We got 5” of rain yesterday/last night, and the wet tire and ramp was causing the rear tire to try to spin out and slide sideways once all three were on the ramps. With no spotter to help, I decided to quit while I was ahead. I did need to lay a 2x4 across the front of the outside ramps to get more clearance for the nose on the middle ramp. I had the truck and trailer dead flat, and not sure whether the actuator arm was gonna clear, as I did not get it up far enough to have the front wheels even on the deck. However, the truck front wheels low or rear wheels high and/or lowering the tongue jack to raise the front of the trailer should help tremendously to lower the break over angle between the ramps and deck.

That’s a big/heavy trailer to haul a Spyder

Thanks for the report, BC.

Glad you didn't end up regretting your experiment!