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Old 08-24-2009, 12:41 PM   #23 (permalink)
wagonman76
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I'm all for staying within weight limits too. I just think if I ever got into an accident while towing, even if it wasn't my fault, if I was towing overweight I'd probably be up for a lawsuit. Besides, I've towed up near the limit, and I don't think I would want to go more than that anyway.

I added quality brakes to my trailers to help keep things safer, even though Michigan doesn't require brakes on anything under 3000 lbs. I also think typical hitch mountings are pretty sad with their little nuts that could pull through. I back my hitches with angle iron inside the frame to distribute the load through the entire rear end. And I use a lot heavier safety chain than the wimpy little dog chain that comes on most trailers.
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