I have towed my tractor on a trailer with and without the brakes. Get the brakes. It does not really matter what the state requires. When you tow a load that approaches the weight of your truck, you need trailer brakes. They improve safety and make towing a lot more pleasant. When some idiot does something stupid in front of you, you don't have to worry if your truck brakes alone will do the job.

re: How about Chevy saying the reason their 1/2 can pull so much is the boxed material used to make the frame.

Actually this was a Ford commercial for their 1/2 ton. The Chevy half ton is a C section beam. But, what is really interesting is that many of the larger Fords such as their Super Duty (1 ton I think) use a C section frame, but I am sure that Ford won't point this out. I don't know if this has always been the case and there may be some larger trucks that have boxed frames also. Its just not consistent.

The full size 1/2 ton trucks seem like a pretty good value, but for my money; if you are towing a 3/4 or 1 ton size is quite a bit better. I have been using 3/4 ton trucks for the past 15 years.

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