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Originally Posted by Bushwacker
The REAL eye-opener is THIS requirement: "Gross towed trailer weight must not exceed 40% of the tow vehicle weight"!
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I think the author of the article misread the statute:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/...20261#0316.261
The requirement is under FS 316.261(3)(a) which is the exceptions to the brake requirement. So the 40% rule only applies to trailers under 3000 lbs that don't have brakes. I.E. if you're towing a trailer with gross weight of 2500 lbs, and it doesn't have brakes, your tow vehicle must weigh at least 6250 lbs. If your trailer has brakes, the 40% rule doesn't apply regardless of trailer weight.
At least that's how I read it.
Dave