Brakes on towed vehicle or not?
Just wondering how many of you have supplemental braking on your toad vehicle or not. Our toad weighs about 2700 lbs. towed behind a 30 ft. Class C 450 Ford chassis so I believe brakes are not legally...
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Our Jayco on E450 bears a label next to the hitch stating the coach's brakes are rated for the gVwr of the Ford Chassis, NOT the gCwr of coach plus towed weight.
The only place I've ever heard of RVers being checked for toad brakes was British Columbia.
Still, there's always the liability issue and for that reason we use a Brake Buddy.
I've read where break-away braking is required. How can that be done without a supplemental braking system???
In many states, if you ARE checked, it'll be on the GVWR of the toad, NOT its actual weight on a scale. I just looked at our "2500-pound" Corolla and its GVWR is 3585-pounds. That's Corolla + People + Luggage. Hopefully it isn't being towed that way, but 3585 is still more than 3000 and that's what the trooper is going to read.
I wish we'd all just quit being armchair engineers and lawyers, and just be safe! I don't want to be the one YOUR toad hits me head on after it came unhitched while YOU were feeling "safe."
The only place I've ever heard of RVers being checked for toad brakes was British Columbia.
Still, there's always the liability issue and for that reason we use a Brake Buddy.
I've read where break-away braking is required. How can that be done without a supplemental braking system???
In many states, if you ARE checked, it'll be on the GVWR of the toad, NOT its actual weight on a scale. I just looked at our "2500-pound" Corolla and its GVWR is 3585-pounds. That's Corolla + People + Luggage. Hopefully it isn't being towed that way, but 3585 is still more than 3000 and that's what the trooper is going to read.
I wish we'd all just quit being armchair engineers and lawyers, and just be safe! I don't want to be the one YOUR toad hits me head on after it came unhitched while YOU were feeling "safe."
