Supplemental Brakes Confession Time
Hello. Long time member and have been driving my American Coach Revolution 42T for over 2 years now and LOVE it. I just upgraded my 2007 Ford Escape (towed it with a two wheel tow dolly) to a ...
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Down Home, it's not 4,000 lbs. for TN. All I can find at the moment is for trailers. But, I'm still looking.
Here is what I found for TN regarding trailers: "Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of 3,000 lbs. or more must be equipped with brakes that may be applied by the driver of the towing vehicle from the cab and must be of a design such that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes will be automatically applied."
Every Tow equipment site that I pull up says that TN has a 3,000 lb. requirement for brakes and equipment.
TDOT doesn't have a very easy site to navigate.
Safe travels,
MM.
Here is what I found for TN regarding trailers: "Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of 3,000 lbs. or more must be equipped with brakes that may be applied by the driver of the towing vehicle from the cab and must be of a design such that in case of an accidental breakaway of the towed vehicle, the brakes will be automatically applied."
Every Tow equipment site that I pull up says that TN has a 3,000 lb. requirement for brakes and equipment.
TDOT doesn't have a very easy site to navigate.
Safe travels,
MM.
