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If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer
If you do, here are some important points:
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There are many different laws, including speed limit
restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure
your rig will be legal, not only where you live but
also where you'll be driving. A good source for this
information can be state or provincial police.
Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch
dealer about sway controls.
Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles
(1 600
km)
your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first 500 miles (800
km)
that you
tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80
km/h)
and
don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your
engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the
heavier loads.
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Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
Don't
drive
faster than the
maximum
posted speed
for trailers (or no more than
55
mph
(90
km/h)) to
save wear on your vehicle's parts.
Three important considerations have to do with weight:
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the weight of the trailer,
the weight of the trailer tongue
and the
total
weight on your vehicle's tires.
Weight of the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
It should never weigh more than 1,500 lbs. (680 kg)
under normal driving conditions. It should never weigh
more than 1,000 lbs. (450 kg) when driven on long
grades at high ambient temperatures (Above 90" F
(32" C). But even that can be too heavy.
It depends on how you plan to use your
rig.
For
example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside
temperature and how much your vehicle is used to
pull a trailer
are
all important. And, it can also depend
on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
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