Pulling A Train
How Safe/Unsafe would it be to pull a 30' camper with an 18' pontoon boat behind it with a pick-up truck?
Forum Discussion
2gypsies wrote:
Here are Alabama's towing laws:
http://towingworld.com/towinglawsbystate.cfm?state2=AL
I don't know about the laws in Alabama, but that list is wrong on so many parts of Montana law that I would not put any trust in it for ANY state!
I will avoid the double/triple tow issue, and speak only to truck/trailer/trailer laws in Montana.
The maximum length here is 75 feet bumper to bumper for such a combination of vehicles (MCA 61-10-104) HOWEVER, para. (2)(a) says "Truck tractor-semitrailer, truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer, and truck tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combinations are not subject to a combination length limit." I suppose, if one took that to apply to RV truck/trailer/trailer combinations, there is no length limit!
Since I see ball hitch trailer/trailer combos quite frequently, and I have never heard of anybody getting a ticket for it, it must be legal. Apparently the first trailer does not have to be a fifth wheel here.
These types of towing laws do not normally are not covered by any Reciprocity Agreesments. You must comply with the laws of the state where you are operating, regardless of your home state laws.
