Rental trucks have hitch receivers?

[Tahoe1305]

If it hasn’t been said, I’ve rented a few with capability but was made clear in the contract I was not allowed to tow with it.

Just something to consider if you’re hanging your hat on it and it has a receiver.

 

[bpa556]

I’ve already been looking through Turo. What is it with people owning trucks who don’t actually use a truck?!? All the trucks look like they’ve never even driven on a gravel road. I need something that can tow that I won’t feel bad about getting bloody and muddy. Even better with 4WD and off road tires would be even better. I’m pretty sure I can avoid pinstriping the damn thing. I don’t think there is anyone on Turo with a truck that you can actually use like a truck. WTH. I can just hear it now: “OMG, is that like mud on my rims? And you got the mounted shovel and hi-lift all dirty! and…. Ewwww, is that like blood on the tailgate?!? You’re going to pay to have my truck disinfected and detailed!!!”

Rant over. Back to searching for a truck! I’ll try the car dealerships.

Why would you rent someone’s personal vehicle, with the intention of getting it “muddy and bloody”, and not wash it before returning it?


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[TheCougar]

Why would you rent someone’s personal vehicle, with the intention of getting it “muddy and bloody”, and not wash it before returning it?


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I don’t plan on doing that. If you saw my truck, there wouldn’t be any doubt that it gets used as a truck. A rinse and a vacuum would be what a Turo truck gets, which is more than my truck sees. I don’t think I’m responsible for detailing it. I’ll clean it, but it won’t come back as clean as when I got it. I think that’s reasonable, and a fair expectation for a truck. I don’t know if that’s a shared expectation. I’m going reserve a truck and reach out the owner and make sure we are on the same page.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Fyi I believe the owners on Turo can back out until the last minute.

I read some where on here someone had one reserved that had been totaled for months. And the owner never updated him him till he asked about the reservation a day or 2 before.

 

[displacedtexan]

I don’t plan on doing that. If you saw my truck, there wouldn’t be any doubt that it gets used as a truck. A rinse and a vacuum would be what a Turo truck gets, which is more than my truck sees. I don’t think I’m responsible for detailing it. I’ll clean it, but it won’t come back as clean as when I got it. I think that’s reasonable, and a fair expectation for a truck. I don’t know if that’s a shared expectation. I’m going reserve a truck and reach out the owner and make sure we are on the same page.

Why would there be a lower standard for cleaning because "it's a truck"?

 

[TheCougar]

Turns out Turo doesn’t allow the following:

Using a vehicle booked through Turo

• to tow or push anything
• for “off roading” on undeveloped or unimproved roads

 

[Macintosh]

Ive tried to rent trucks, including from enterprise, and there was a padlocked hitch-pin through the receiver, so short of a hacksaw no getting around that. Other times including with enterprise there was not. So…take your chances? Or maybe try uhaul or similar if they rent tow vehicles.

 

[Swamp Fox]

Most of the rental trucks and suv’s up here have receivers but they put a seal on them. You’d have to brake the seal to tow anything. What they do if you do that I have no idea.

It's old school:

If you break the seal , what they do is they march you to the altar with a shotgun at your back, and make you marry the girl that works the desk 8-5.

I believe it's biblical ...

The main problem is there's usually only ever one girl on that shift, so the selection is limited.

 

[The Guide]

UHaul does rent pickups and allows towing. They are usually single cab trucks and in northern climates they are 4x4. This might be your best bet.

Jay

 

[Boarmaster]

I rented a F150 two years ago from Enterprise. It had no receiver hitch.

 

[Thoff1989]

You could always ask and and inquire about using a hitch mounted bike rack...