Safety Chains Andersen Hitch
I have ordered the Andersen Hitch after reading the responses to my earlier question posted here about the hitch. Now I am wondering how necessary are the safety chains that are now sold as an option...
Forum Discussion
JIMNLIN wrote:
Amazing how some rv folks don't think a law concerning requirements for safety chains concerns them because they have a 5th wheel trailer or other silly reasons.... they simple choose to ignore those laws concering ball type hitches.
OP...... I would stay in compliance with those states safety chain laws you will be traveling through.
I will throw this into the mix also. A 5th wheel hitch in SD requires safety chains, as the hitch is not approved for Interstate Commerce.
South Dakota Trailer Towing Laws and Mississippi has the same verbiage.
In addition to the regular trailer hitch or coupling device, every trailer that is towed on the public highways at a speed of more than 20 mph must be coupled to the towing vehicle with a safety chain, chains, cables, or an equivalent device. This requirement does not apply to a semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a 5th wheel and kingpin assembly that meets the requirements of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
