Dinghy Towing
I'm buying a 2015 Honda Fit as a tow behind my Class A. I'm 30,000 lbs it's 2500 lbs do I need a braking system in the car? ... Doug
Forum Discussion
California (which it looks like you are in) requires brakes on any trailer over 1500 pounds. You could try to make the argument that a tow behind car is not a trailer, but not sure if that would work...
Personally I feel that if your total load with toad is under the GVWR of your motorhome, you would be fine since clearly the brakes are designed for that weight. Anything over GVWR, I'd want brakes on the trailer.
But that's just my rational opinion, and I doubt the CHP would agree lol.
All the braking companies would say yes, you do. But I've seen some compelling arguments relating to the wording of the CA law (with regards to whether a toad is a trailer, and also some wording about the law stating a required stopping distance as opposed to brakes or not. I don't know, but some googling would probably lead you down an interesting rabbit hole about it...
tldr: in California, yes you do. Most likely. :B
Personally I feel that if your total load with toad is under the GVWR of your motorhome, you would be fine since clearly the brakes are designed for that weight. Anything over GVWR, I'd want brakes on the trailer.
But that's just my rational opinion, and I doubt the CHP would agree lol.
All the braking companies would say yes, you do. But I've seen some compelling arguments relating to the wording of the CA law (with regards to whether a toad is a trailer, and also some wording about the law stating a required stopping distance as opposed to brakes or not. I don't know, but some googling would probably lead you down an interesting rabbit hole about it...
tldr: in California, yes you do. Most likely. :B
