Double Towing Behind Motorhome
I am in the market for a canoe/small boat or a inflatable, also considering the boat on a small trailer, double towed behind my Jeep that is being towed by my Motorhome, but still considering carrying...
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loulou57 wrote:
We tow a TT and the boat behind.
There seems to be much confusion as to rules from provinces to provinces and states to states as to how much you can tow and with what vehicle you can tow with. For instance...towing a TT and boat together in Ontario depends on the TV you are using and total weight.
We have been told by the Ontario ministry of transport that we because we are legal here we will be legal in the rest of Canada and the US.
There will be folk on here that will argue this, that is a good thing. It makes people responsible to check exactly where they intend to tow.
There are even police officers that are not knowledgeable on rules until they stop you and then call to check. We carry documentation with us of the traffic act as well as the name of a man who teaches the OPP about towing rules. We carry his card and # and he says if we are stopped to have the officer call him. Many people double tow in northern Ontario.
I suggest that before you head out do your homework according to your travel plans.
loulou57 wrote:
We tow a TT and the boat behind.
There seems to be much confusion as to rules from provinces to provinces and states to states as to how much you can tow and with what vehicle you can tow with. For instance...towing a TT and boat together in Ontario depends on the TV you are using and total weight.
We have been told by the Ontario ministry of transport that we because we are legal here we will be legal in the rest of Canada and the US.
There will be folk on here that will argue this, that is a good thing. It makes people responsible to check exactly where they intend to tow.
There are even police officers that are not knowledgeable on rules until they stop you and then call to check. We carry documentation with us of the traffic act as well as the name of a man who teaches the OPP about towing rules. We carry his card and # and he says if we are stopped to have the officer call him. Many people double tow in northern Ontario.
I suggest that before you head out do your homework according to your travel plans.
One other important limitation on towing in Ontario is the combined weight of all towed units cannot exceed 4,536 kg if the tow vehicle is not equipped with a fifth wheel hitch assembly.
