Towing PUP with Rav4
Anyone tow with a Rav4 or similar? A friend wants to buy a 2200lb PUP and tow with a 2008 Rav4 AWD V6, 300lb hitch and 3500lb tow capability. She says it has a transmission cooler but no hitch at th...
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The Texan wrote:
You are getting some bad legal advice by a Canadian that has NO bearing in truth for the US. If a state says that you must have brakes on ANY trailer over 1500# or above, then I do NOT care what or how your trailer was delivered, you can and in most cases will, be cited for improper equipment. Also, if you travel from one state that says brakes on 3000# into a state that says brakes on 1500#, you do not have reciprocity and MUST comply with the state you are operating in at that time. Reciprocity ONLY exist on drivers license, vehicle registrations and insurance coverage, period. ALL vehicle equipment is IAW the laws of the state you are driving in, NOT your home state.
That is why I tell folks, make sure your trailer has brakes on at least 1 axle, if the weight exceeds 1500#.
This is not true at all. Look at window tint. Some states allow the front-side windows to be tinted, some do not. If you're driving a tinted car registered in a state that allows it, through a state that does not allow it, you are not illegal and they're not going to make you rip the tint off. You have to follow the laws of the state you're vehicle is registered in as far as equipment is concerned. No state is going to give someone a ticket for not having brakes on a trailer if the state the trailer is registered in does not require it.
