dc01039 wrote:
WTH..?? Ultra Lites are usually Aluminum framed...brakes in Texas are only required at 4500 lbs. and I have checked my routes, double or triple tow is perfectly legal.
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Just looking for some "Real World Experience" on the Hitch install...
Paul - Take it easy. People here are only trying to be helpful while the guy with the "real world experience" shows up to advise you on the mechanics is of the actual install.
Your point about UL trailers being aluminum framed is irrelevant. The point being made was in regard to the frame under the trailer which is always steel. The aluminum framing you are talking about are the studs and framing in the walls roof and floor. Any hitch you'd want to weld on would be to to steel frame under the trailer which is made lighter on UL trailers by both thinner steel and lightening holes.
Yes the laws in Texas require brakes on trailers above 4500lbs but the statute does not mention tandem towing. What do you think the intent of the law is when it comes to brake requirements on a combined tandem tow exceeding 4500lbs?
