Wrangler toad
We are thinking of buying a older 2002-2006 wrangler which would be auto trans and want to tow it 4 down,are brakes a must or can we tow it without brakes
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bighatnohorse wrote:
Towing Laws
It's not only where you live, it's also where you are going. Click on the states that you are traveling through. If what you are towing exceeds the weight, an auxiliary braking system is required.
Speaking only to Montana, that site is only factual for TRAILER BRAKES!
In Montana, a towed motor vehicle is NOT a trailer! See MCA 61-1-101 (82) (a).
Montana is also a Braking Performance Law state. See MCA 61-9-312.
IMO, that site is NOT to be trusted! The only purpose it has, IMO, is to convince people that they MUST have a Brake Buddy!
That, also, is not true, IMO. I believe the Ready Brute Elite is a much better system.
Come to think of it, while it states "3000 lbs" for Montana, it does not say whether that is unladen weight or GVW. It is GVW here. In some states it is 1500 lbs.; usually that is unladen weight.
