I bought 1900sqft of 3/4” hardwood floors. I thought I would be smart and save the $475 in delivery fees. I was already spending $14,000 so why not save $475?

I was told I was expecting to haul 2850lbs. I brought a dual axle Uhaul trailer that had an empty weight of 1700lbs.

I show up and look at the two over sized pallet. Each box of hardwood flooring weighed 65lbs. I did a quick math and it was 5700lbs. The trailer weighed 1700lbs. I had a 40mile drive.

7400lbs… Not good. Luckily or unluckily I got stuck in stop and go traffic that was inching along at 30mph.

The 4Runner braking wise seemed ok. The uhaul had surge brakes. I wasn’t decending a mountain pass. But any acceleration was slow and I was gingering the throttle a bit. I also made sure to keep it out of 5th gear.

I think I should have just spent the extra $475 for delivery.