Towing Minivan with car dolly
I have 2004 30’ Fourwinds 5000 on Ford E450. Been towing a RAV4 with a car dolly, but the kids are getting bigger. Thinking about upgrading to a minivan, but it’s slightly over the RVs towing capaci...
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klutchdust wrote:
So if you tow with a dolly that has no brakes how do you explain that gray area. You have 5K behind you with no brakes but if it was 4 down you would get scolded on here for not having a braking system.
Discuss and get back to me....:h
In most states, brakes would be required on a tow dolly, if the the dolly+car are above that state's braking requirement. Many states are 3,500 so any minivan would be over that. Some states are lower, some are higher. Oregon has a performance standard, so it just depends on how good the tow vehicle's brakes are.
My last dolly had no brakes, but I only towed a Fiesta. If I bought another, it would have brakes. But I'll probably go with an enclosed trailer (also with brakes of course)
