Any problem with these 2 set ups?
Based in part on info received here I've ditched the idea of a hybrid and decided to go the pop-up route to tow behind a 13 town and country with 100k miles on it. I'm torn between two units. One wei...
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Iowa requires trailer brakes when the trailer exceeds 3,000 pounds but I would hate to TRY to stop a 2,900 pound trailer quickly with my Silverado much less a Town and Country van. Even the 1,500 pound California limit would bother me. Be safe with your family.
“Every trailer of a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 3,000 lbs. must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, or with self-actuating brakes, and a weight-equalizing hitch with a sway control. Every trailer of a GVW of 3,000 lbs. or more must be equipped with a separate, auxiliary means of applying the brakes on the trailer from the cab of the towing vehicle.”
“Every trailer of a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 3,000 lbs. must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle, and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab, or with self-actuating brakes, and a weight-equalizing hitch with a sway control. Every trailer of a GVW of 3,000 lbs. or more must be equipped with a separate, auxiliary means of applying the brakes on the trailer from the cab of the towing vehicle.”
