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justinl8688
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2015/10/19 21:13:49 (permalink)

PA boat trailer question

I am looking at a new bass boat with a tandem axel trailer. The salesman said that he thought I would need to add brakes to the second axel to be street legal in PA. Has anyone had this issue before, or know how the law reads?

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    BeenThereDoneThat.
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    Re: PA boat trailer question 2015/10/19 22:20:36 (permalink)
    Justin hope this answers your question: http://www.discoverboating.com/resources/article.aspx?id=596 

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    Re: PA boat trailer question 2015/10/20 07:21:34 (permalink)
    YES, if the trailer has a registered gross weight over 3000 pounds, you need functioning brakes on all trailer axles in PA.
    It also needs a functioning "break away" device and "latching" hooks on the safety chains. (no "S" hooks)

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