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NanciL
Explorer II
Jan 06, 2017

Towing speed for small pop up ?

Does anyone tow a small pop up trailer at 70 or 75 MPH ?

jack L
  • Hi Nanci,
    Check your tires, if your pop-up has small tires towing at 70 mph is too fast. Better to plan on staying in the 60 mph range.
  • I don't tow anything much above 65 mph. Any trailer tires I've seen have 65 mph max stamped into the sidewalls. I have towed a small vintage tent trailer with 8" wheels at 65 mph with no problems. The tires are new and the bearings were serviced recently. I felt the hubs at every stop and they were only warm.
    A big bump in the road, a pothole, or any kind of unanticipated reason to swerve or brake hard would be a lot easier to handle at lower speeds.