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Old 06-08-2015, 04:05 AM   #10 (permalink)
D.O.G.
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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile View Post
I think the problem is the US doesn't seem to restrict trailer towing speeds. Australia and the EU have 80km/h limits on all ball hitch type trailers.
This was true when I learned to drive 40 years ago, but no longer.
NSW has no special speed limits for trailers any more and even WA is now 100kph.

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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
It's also much easier to tow in someplace like Australia, which is mostly flat, than say the mountains of the western US.
I often tow my 8'x5' trailer through the Blue Mountains (home) using my wife's automatic 2.4l Mitsubishi Nimbus (Mitsubishi Expo in the US I think).
It's not that quick climbing hills with a heavy load, but it still gets there.
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