Simnut

I hate ratting on people but a dangerous situation like that should be called in. I don't mean to be dramatic...but you may just save a life! Also, I would have loved someone calling in that rig heading towards me out of control.

I think there is starting to be a big push out there for "legal" towing. We see the push on here but we are all here BECAUSE we want to tow legal and safe. It's called responsibility!

Blackbuzzard

Not to redirect this thread, but in my experience UNSECURED LOADS are a greater hazard on the highways.

EVERYONE here has almost certainly has seen real dangerous stuff out there on regular basis.

Simnut

So seeing it and not worrying about it...or caring about it is good? I want every rig/vehicle/motorbike coming MY way to be legal and controlled. Wouldn't you? Or would just wish they were after they caused you an issue?

etrailerTeam

We get questions from folks about double towing all the time. None of the hitch manufacturers recommend the practice so we follow their lead and try to discourage it. The practice is legal in many states in the US, but it's not a practice we endorse.

Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.

BlackBoost

Yep. I'd be scratching my head for a while trying to figure out tongue weight on the back of the TT, because it would reduce TW on the tow vehicle, and then do you also get a WDH for the 2nd trailer? And you have to figure out max weight for the trailer axles with the tongue weight of the 2nd trailer attached.... buh, head spinner.

mass-hole

Wrangler Unlimiteds are rated for like 3500 lbs. The regular Wrangler is like 2000. You cant tow much at all with them.

BACK2GAS

Lol

dodgeman1

This is my understanding in Illinois, on how they enforce the law, which may or may not be the letter of the law. Like already said if you are towing an RV or an obvious non commercial trailer they aren't likely to pull you over, but of course they still could. If you are towing anything that looks like for a business and they pull you over they don't really look at your GVR or weight rating etc, they look at how the tow vehicle is registered. Say its an AG plate and you aren't using it for Ag use, they will write you up. Say its licensed at 14,000 lbs and it weighs more than that, they will write you up. In other words its not so much what you tow vehicle is rated at but what kind of license plates you have. I have a co worker who was towing a backhoe and went through a weigh station. He was go away from their farm and admitted he wasn't going to use it on the farm. He got written up for not having a commercial plate. Of course you get in a wreck and they will look at everything.

acdii

This is exactly what they look for! If you have B plates on a Dually, and are towing a gooseneck flat bed with a load of hay, it is clearly going to be way past a B plate rating and you will sure enough get fined if they see it, but if you have D plates, then they pretty much let you slide. BUT if you are 5th wheeling a travel trailer with B plates, then chances of getting pulled over are slim to none. LEO don't look at properly setup RV's the same way they do with other trailer types, but if they see something like I saw the other day, an Expedition towing a travel trailer without the proper set up, the front of the SUV was nearly off the ground and the driver had the 4 ways on, driving slow, that is what they do look for.

In most cases, it is hard to judge if a truck/trailer combo is over the vehicles stated weight when properly set up, then some are clearly noticeable, and those do get pulled over when spotted. Just follow some simple guide lines when assessing a trailer and truck, and you and anyone else on the road when you are towing will be fine.

Ryan_2020