Unbraked trailer, towing limitations
Hey folks, I’m looking for a new tow vehicle for a rig coming in at 2700 lbs, loaded, per the scale. I decided to trade down to a more modest unibody suv like the highlander, telluride or similar wit...
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blt2ski wrote:
Stir crazy.
You are correct, in that a vehicles GVW is guaged by braking. Or should we say, ONE OF the requirements to get a GVW.
You have also stated as others have, common sense says if your total is over the vehicles rated gvw, having brakes on the trailer is a good thing.
US braking laws for towed vehicles appears to be somewhere between 1000-4500 depending upon the jurisdiction you in. Generally speaking, unlike drivers licensing requirements, trailer brake requirements do not have reciprocity. Me traveling with a 3500 lb trailer where it could/would be legal in WA St, to a state with a 1000 lb requirement, could net me a moving violation ticket for no brakes. Then potentially paying for a flatbed to haul trailer to state line, shop to install brakes etc. I'll let reader decide if they want to gamble on this issue.
Marty
Except, even if one is not meeting the requirements of the state they’re in yet legal in the state they’re licensed in, I’m not certain it is not legal in the offending state.
But regardless, the trailer brake cops are NOT sitting at the state line waiting for tealboy to mosey on over with his nice little camper so they can bust him. Or anyone else, for that fact.
