safe towing

[royzart]

does anybody know whether its ilegal to
tow a braked trailer without a jockey leg/wheel

[mech29]

Hi, royzot, Really it's not safe to tow with a jockey wheel, but a lot of people still do it. But if you put a chain from your trailer to your car tow bar, you will be ok.

[tel b]

A jockey wheel or leg doesn't really affect safety of towing. Provided the loaded trailer isn't going to exceed 85% of your towcar's kerbweight, or the tow weight limit set by the maker, you should be safe. Also, forget the chain suggested by mech29 but make sure you have AND USE a breakaway cable which will apply the trailer brake in the unlikely event of it coming off the towball.

But you may have trouble hitching and unhitching it - unless you're a candidate for world's strongest man!