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Yes. The purpose of safety chains is to keep the trailer connected to your vehicle in the event it comes off the hitch ball. If you were to not cross them, if the trailer were to come off, it would be dragging on the ground, and cause much much more damage than if they were crossed and caught the trailer.
Answer: YES, YES, YES.....
So, the last person had the correct answer, but the ABSOLUTE wrong reasoning.
Ok, so the answer is YES, you absolutely should have your chains crossed, but contrary to popular belief, the reason for trailer chains is not to keep your trailer from being damaged, it is to prevent the trailer from veering into traffic or into pedestrians on a curb and potentially killing someone in the event your trailer detaches from your hitch. By crossing your chains, you create cross tension forcing the trailer to follow your vehicle until you can bring your vehicle to a controlled stop. If you do not cross your chains, the trailer is free to sway back and forth, potentially with enough force to cause an accident of epic proportions. PLEASE CROSS YOUR CHAINS, straight chains are dangerous to you and those on the road with you.
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When towing a trailer do you need the same number plate on trailer?
Yes. That would be necessary.
Do you need insurance on a homemade trailer over 1000lbs?
No. In my state, You just need Insurance on the car or truck towing the trailer
Do you need a drivers license to buy a trailer?
You don't need a licence to buy a trailer, no. Make sure you know the laws about towing trailers though
Does car insurance cover towing travel trailer in Texas?
It's always best to get an additional "rider" on your auto insurance when towing a travel trailer, especially one that you don't own. If you do own such a trailer, you would already have insurance on it and would not need the "rider" attachment.
What do I need to know in order to get my 1992 Toyota corolla wagon to pull a small utility trailer?
First and foremost you need to know the towing capacity of this vehicle. Then you need to purchase a good receiver hitch such as this one. http://performance.thepartsbin.com/basket.php?makeid=25&modelid=316&year=1992&partid=200&brandid=2608 Then you need to wire that car so that you can connect the trailer lights to the car. This is not a good car to tow with, so make sure you are towing a very small trailer with a small load. And remember that you have to stop this vehicle with the extra weight behind it. On a wet road when towing a trailer with no trailer brakes, you can get in big trouble trying to stop. If you plan on towing very often or in hills, then I highly recommend you install a transmission cooler. It is very easy to ruin a transmission when towing with a small car with a small engine. Heat is the enemy of any A/T and towing creates heat. A $100 trans cooler is a great investment when towing.
Why won't my boat trailer coupler release on my steep driveway?
You need to block off your trailer wheels and then go forward with the towing vehicle to take the pressure off the Ball.
What is the towing capacity of a 1984 Volvo 240?
Depends entirely on the likely grade of road you're towing on. Also if trailer has brakes fitted - need those for safety with heavier loads.
It towing with a tow strap legal in the us?
Towing with a tow strap is illegal in most places. You need to tow with a hard tow that does not have give. This is to prevent accidents. No chains are allowed either.
07 f150 towing a 18 ft car hauler Do you need a trailer brake contoler or anything specialIt has the 7 pin adapter and has electric brakes on trailer?
You will need a trailer brake control installed in the truck. If you have the towing package on the truck (hitch receiver and seven blade plug) then the brake control is a simple plug in installation that takes no more than 20 minutes.
Have a 2007 Ford F-150 with the trailer towing package you need to know if you need to add the battery charging relay module to recharge your trailer battery as you travel down the road?
I don't know anything about towing trailers but the 2007 Ford F-150 owners manual shows : fuse # 106 - 30 amp maxi fuse - for trailer tow battery charge and relay # R05 - Full ISO relay - for trailer tow battery charge
Do trailer tires need to be the same size as my towing vehicle?
No they do not. We use a small trailer with smallt ires behind our car and it does fine. It would be a good idea if you tow a lot of heavy things however.
Towing capacity of Chevrolet?
need to know the year/ make/ model/ trim package, up to 23,000lbs with a 5th wheel/ goose neck trailer.
