Towing a 6000 lb trailer with a Taurus?

BenK wrote:

beemerphile1 wrote:

Hybridhunter wrote:
That is all fine and great. But a lot of those setups will not be legal in many states...

I sure would like to see you try to prove that. State DOT doesn't care about the manufacturer's tow ratings.

Depends...

Cousin 'was' a Sargent in the Calif Highway Patrol...Sacramento area

Quite because he couldn't take the politics any more

He had his employees (patrol folks) check and had portable scales
for most of his troopers. Mostly GAWR violations

He got into lots of trouble as lots of letters written and his bosses
got heat from state legislators, but he persisted and pushed back that
it was the law. Backed it up with documentation

His last straw was when one of his trooper got his knees cut off by
those old shock absorber bumpers and that he had to pick up one too
many little bodies underneath the dash.

Why my advice has 'first decide if you believe in the ratings or not...
if not, then do whatever and know you took the OEM off the liability
hook...or if you do, learn how the ratings system works"



Or provide the 'sure you can' that most come here looking for...knowing
or suspecting that they are not within their ratings. But those OPs
do not understand that there is no contract, nor warranty like the
OEMs provide for their vehicles. Internet advise is worth the price
paid...nothing...

Agreed! Posters come on here looking for permission. Many site that the weight laws state to state are not specific to recreational trailers. Hence, they can go over their ratings are not worry abut liability. Of course, this won't hold water in a CIVIL CASE.