Towing a Car Trailer
I was wondering, how heavy/big does the towing vehicle need to be? I remember in the 70's going to the drag races and many people were towing their trailers with station wagons and ranchero's and elcamino's. Im wondering if I could pull an open trailer with my Lexus RX300.
What is the smallest tow vehicle you are using to pull your trailer. I know the logical answer is to buy a truck however I have no other need for a truck and plan to only tow 3-4 times a year and probably not more then 60 miles at a time. Heres what I found for Pa. I am guessing mine to be somewhere around 4800-5000Lbs loaded.
- [FONT="]If your trailer has a gross weight greater than the empty weight of the vehicle that tows the trailer, you must have trailer brakes. Under all circumstances, if the weight of trailer is in excess of 40 percent of the weight of the tow vehicle, it must be equipped with trailer brakes.[/FONT]
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