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
enblethen wrote:
Montana code Is clear sort of that a toad could be a trailer, so aux braking may be required.
Montana code for definition of a trailer
"61-1-101 (82) (a) Trailer means a vehicle, with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle.
Here is Washington law.
RCW 46.04.620
Trailer.
"Trailer" includes every vehicle without motive power designed for being drawn by or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle constructed so that no appreciable part of its weight rests upon or is carried by such motor vehicle, but does not include a municipal transit vehicle, or any portion thereof. "Trailer" does not include a cargo extension.
Montana Code: "Trailer means a vehicle....designed for carrying PROPERTY and for being drawn by a motor vehicle..."
A Honda or a Jeep (or whatever) is primarily designed to carry PEOPLE, and is not designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle. It must be modified to be towed!
A passenger vehicle is not a trailer, according to the legal definition. The same is true of Washington.
