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Originally Posted by Harley97
This is one of the things I'm trying to highlight here. Websites all say TOADs are required auxiliary brakes. But they don't matter, the actual law does. You are correct that TN requires brakes on all trailers over 1500lbs. But, read the definition of a trailer and you will see a TOAD does not meet that definition.
(70) “Trailer” means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle;
A TOAD is not designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle, hence not a trailer and does not require trailer brakes.
I agree completely that brakes are safer and will decrease stopping distance, but they are not required by law.
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So you don't think a baseplate bolted to and towbar attached is not a design to have the toad drawn by a motor vehicle? How do you think that will hold up in a court of law? Think about it.
A TOAD is exactly designed to be drawn behind a motor vehicle. From the manufacturers' engineering to allow it to be towed to the baseplates design engineer to the towbar's design engineer, to the add-on brake actuating system. If you didn't have these items all designed to tow the car then it would not be towable 4 down.
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