Sorry, I meant to get part 2 up much sooner than this, but you know how it is. I also didn’t mean to disable comments the last time around, guess I need to fix the default setting. Anyway, on to it!
So, there we were, Money and I both frantically calling around to all the rental truck places we could find in the phone book and on the net. U-Haul was the obvious choice, and they allowed you to tow your own trailer, which was great. The problem was, as I mentioned last time, they only offered a 2 inch receiver ball. Money called their main office to discuss it further as recommended by one of the local rental places. They were saying that they could install a 2-5/8 inch ball for $15, but they had no idea what class hitch they had on the trucks. Despite who we talked to, none of them had a clue was we were talking about. Great.
Then my Dad called me and said he talked to Penske and they had 16 foot trucks available for about $1,200, which was a few hundred less than U-Haul wanted anyway. I wasn’t sure if 16 feet would be enough, considering we had filled a 14 foot trailer and a full-sized truck completely, but I had little choice; we had to leave today! So, I called the local Penske place and they quoted me just over $1,000 with the insurance. On top of that, the truck was still fairly new, so it was unlikely we would have problems with it. That settled it, I was renting a 16 foot Penske truck.
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