I rarely come here. But to reply to all of the responses...I tow a LOT. For those up grading your trailers please look into "combination plates" they are becoming the law of the land for those of us towing over 10k trailers. Additionally, without a doubt the first thing a cop will ask to see is your "Med Card" ( known as a DOT physical) which is a cursory physical of sorts and sight/hearing test. Many chiropractors do DOT physicals, about $90 and good for two years. NEXT, you'll need DOT numbers for the side of your truck (fuel logs, etc), safety triangles, fire extinguisher. If they pull you over you better know EXACTLY where these items are (they can fine you if don't know, proves you did NOT do a pre-trip inspection). Some may ask to see your log book, YES, your log book! Anytime you get above 10k trailers (except an RV) yo uopen up a WHOLE lot of worms!!!. Yes, over do it on the balls, hitches, etc.... BUT the weakest link is ALWAYS, ALWAYS the trailer tires. I run nearly ALL 8 bolt 16" tire in a "G-series" full steel cased tire. The are like tractor trailer tires, high pressure (100 psi) and NO SQUIRM! Straight as an arrow. They are expensive...ever blow a tire with a load....NOT FUN! Run good tires! . Anti sways are OK....I have used them I'm the past, usually at a camp I worked, we trailered behind 11 passenger vans, BIG safety concerns. I have driven to Mexico City 4 times, and all across Canada and the US pulling trailers for that camp. Most on the last 10-15 years was for myself and hauling logs, lumber, machinery. My suggestion is to go with ONLY as much GVW rated trucks and equipment as you need. Keep the traielr under 10k and the truck not over 15k ... otherwise you violate the "magic"number of 26k...at which point even empty without a class b/c CDL your looking at $600 fine. I could go on for hours a out tieing down loads. Suffice it to say, all four corners, PLUS buckets have there own. The four corners HAVE to be separate systems...even if you could cut the chain between them and nothing happens, that still is NOT a separate system in the eyes of the law. .....be safe out there. R
what were our forefathers thinking, however they did with what they had and i think this seems to be at a time when only one family car per family was the norm. Keep up the discussion i'm learning and so is some newbie member out there that has never towed a trailer before. Thanks again