Guides

The guides carry what will not fit in a single answer: the full reasoning behind a number, a method or a rule, with the sources in view.

• Towing capacity, explained

  Where the number comes from, why the brochure figure is not yours, and how to work out the real one.

• Towing an RV or trailer

  Hitches, tongue weight, brakes, and the rules that change between states.

• How the towing industry works

  Police rotation, motor clubs and private calls — why the price depends on who called.

• Heavy-duty recovery

  What separates heavy work from light-duty, and why no tonnage cutoff exists.