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If You Do Decide To Pull A nailer
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.
You should always use a weight distributing
(equalizing) hitch if your trailer will weigh more
than 3,000 pounds (1 362 kg). Consider using
sway control if your loaded trailer will weigh
3,000 pounds (1 362 kg) or more.
You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls.
Trailers that weigh more than 1,000 pounds (454 kg)
should be equipped with trailer brakes.
Surge brakes may be used on some trailers
( e g boat
trailers). However, surge brakes do not work well
with most sway control devices. Do not use sway
control devices on trailers equipped with surge
brakes.
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Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles
(1 600
km)
your new vehicle is driven. Your eng >.
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.
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. Avoid continuous
operation in mountainous areas that have grades
greater than 2% for longer than 5 miles.
Change axle lubricant annually or every
7,500
miles
(12 500
km)
of trailer towing, whichever occurs first.
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