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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mkirsch wrote:
That's just it. It's a "recommendation" at best, not a "limit."
Those who have trouble with reading comprehension believe it is some sort of law, and that the F150 trailer towing shock patrol is going to spring from the bushes, throw them to the ground, stuff a sack over their head, and drag them off to a Siberian gulag if they try towing 1501lbs without brakes.
Actually, not that it will happen to most of us......
Ford "could" deny warranty issues to you if towing over 1500 lbs of unbraked trailer caused an item to brake, not last as long etc.
Or,
if you did say rear end someone, they have another item to check off against you in a civil court case.
Or
If you are pulled over by an LEO, the do a perverbial "field test" of your braking ability. Typically on a level at 10-20 mph stopping within X feet. You don't meet test requirements. You get a red tag, can't move vehicle with trailer attached, assuming TV alone meets test requirement. Trailer get hauled off the road to a shop to get repaired. Then can not leave shop until an inspection is done.
These different legal or recommendations no matter what we are doing, being it hauling, towing, riding a bike, flying, boating etc. If you look at the issue one way, you're fine, but look at it from a different direction, assuming you're in the center of a circle, 360 ways to look at the issue, 359 of those ways can get you into major trouble, to one of the 360 ways getting you in trouble.
Like ALL things in life, look at the issue from more than one direction.
Yes, I've posted legal ways person is fine, but I also point out, not safe, or my recommendation etc at times too.
Marty
