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Originally Posted by Billybiker
Does anyone know the legal rules on having brakes on tow dolly?
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It is a state thing like a driver's license. KY required the dolly be licensed; TX does not. Most insurance companies include dolly towing insurance but a significant number of insurance companies do not. As for brakes, any towed object pulled by licensed vehicle requires supplemental braking if it exceeds a certain weight usually 1,500 or 3,000 lbs. There are a few states that have higher or no limits. In your case the dolly is usually 500 lbs or so and the vehicle of 4,000 lbs puts you well over the 3,000 lbs That said, unless you are in a wreck and cited, no one will ever know you do not have dolly brakes. Do you really want 4,500 lbs pushing you down a 10% incline?
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