trailer/towing

**rlp1099** · February 8th, 2004 04:46 PM

dudes,

don't know what the correct term is but just curious what are LTO rules on towing or attaching a trailer to ur ride?
may have to long haul some "homegrown" soon
that's if i figure out how to open the..what do u call that on the rear door just above the foot plate of the pajero....looks like a hook thing

:confused: : sobrang newbie

**OTEP** · February 8th, 2004 04:58 PM

That's a pintle hook. Most probably seized na iyan. Paliguan mo ng WD40 and leave overnight to loosen it. To open it, you have to lift the little T-handle on top of the pintle hook. This will allow you to open the jaws of the pintle hook itself.

For the LTO, the trailer should be registered.

In the interest of safety, your trailer should have lights (brake, turn, tail). A Pajero is rated to tow 750kg if your trailer has no brakes so that the brakes will not get overwhelmed (and overheated). It will tow a whole lot more with a braked trailer (either inertia/surge brakes or the better electric brakes).

Don't forget to hang the trailer safety chain on either eyelet provided on the side of the Pajero's pintle hook.

Read stuff on the net about towing.

I haul palay with my Pajero. Mostly on farm roads and a little bit on the National Highway en route to the rice mill.

**rlp1099** · February 8th, 2004 05:07 PM

salamat sir
calamansi at dalandan is what I'll haul
now to look for where i can get the trailer u mentioned
yung nasa bukid WW2 replica pa 'ata
pag nasa farm roads ok na cguro yun

**OTEP** · February 8th, 2004 05:16 PM

Pareho tayo ng trailer siguro. WW II vintage ang gamit ko.

Dating hinihila ng Willy's na Jeep.

**Olive Drab** · February 9th, 2004 05:03 AM

Originally posted by rlp1099
dudes,

don't know what the correct term is but just curious what are LTO rules on towing or attaching a trailer to ur ride?
may have to long haul some "homegrown" soon
that's if i figure out how to open the..what do u call that on the rear door just above the foot plate of the pajero....looks like a hook thing

:confused: : sobrang newbie

dapat registered yung trailer
dapat yung restriction code sa drivers license mo naka-indicate that you can drive vehicles with trailer
pero di naman masyadong sitahin.

**wildthing** · February 9th, 2004 06:53 AM

di sitahin kung wala ka sa main roads. Sa PNCC (NLEX or SLEX) or TMG road areas siguradong sisitahin ka...

It would require you to show that you vechicle is going to tow a trailer (bring it or get a picture of it - ride with the towed trailer) as proof daw (according to the LTO peeps) so they could adjust your license restriction.

I tried to have my license ugraded kasi.