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PSW
Dec 12, 2014Explorer
Folks, I simply cannot imagine anyone towing a vehicle behind their motorhome and not have a braking system.
It is OK for anyone to take risk but it is NOT OK for anyone to endanger me because of failure to follow common practice and sense.
This is the Class C forum and if that is what is doing the towing, limits are often stretched in the first place. Just read all the posts about weight distribution, axle weight, weighing stuff you bring with you, traveling with empty tanks to cut down on weight, etc. Take a long Class C, fill it to the brim with junk and then pull a 5000 pound Grand Cherokee or Yukon behind it without brakes? It is just unimaginable to me. Slam on those rig brakes in an emergency and feel that toad pushing you forward and see if you still feel OK with that risk.
It is OK for anyone to take risk but it is NOT OK for anyone to endanger me because of failure to follow common practice and sense.
This is the Class C forum and if that is what is doing the towing, limits are often stretched in the first place. Just read all the posts about weight distribution, axle weight, weighing stuff you bring with you, traveling with empty tanks to cut down on weight, etc. Take a long Class C, fill it to the brim with junk and then pull a 5000 pound Grand Cherokee or Yukon behind it without brakes? It is just unimaginable to me. Slam on those rig brakes in an emergency and feel that toad pushing you forward and see if you still feel OK with that risk.
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