Any Caravan (European style) trailers in US?
Hi everyone, I have been researching travel trailers for about 9 months now. I don't want a full-sized truck so want to tow with a mid-sized SUV (currently drive and love a Jeep Grand Cherokee with...
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Problemm with European Travel-trailers can be that the rules for towbarloads are different in America and Europe.
America 10% to 15% towbarload for law.
Europe only 1% minimum and 10% maximum allowed .
So the EUR TT's are build so this Towbarload is between that and diffence is that the axle is placed more to the front.
Adviced in European TT sites is 5% to 7% .
Can be by putting as much heavy things in front you can go over that 10% minimum to law in America, but will be hard to manage.
Also this Towbarload for TT has its maximum allowed written on it , so possible 10% is not allowed by the TT-maker.
America 10% to 15% towbarload for law.
Europe only 1% minimum and 10% maximum allowed .
So the EUR TT's are build so this Towbarload is between that and diffence is that the axle is placed more to the front.
Adviced in European TT sites is 5% to 7% .
Can be by putting as much heavy things in front you can go over that 10% minimum to law in America, but will be hard to manage.
Also this Towbarload for TT has its maximum allowed written on it , so possible 10% is not allowed by the TT-maker.
