Quote Originally Posted by eesakiwi View Post
I'd use a trailer, we don't have large trucks in general, so most people have a car & use trailers when they need to carry extra stuff.
With a trailer you can leave the stuff on it at home & regain your car right away.
You can also haul people and the trailer at the same time.

To me, there seems to be a big difference between the USA & NZ concerning trailers.
I don't think its just fuel prices either.
And considering how you load trailers.........
We wouldn't get 3 blocks from home before getting pulled over by the Police & given a ticket for 'unsafe load'.......

Are there different rules for trailers over there, or in different states?
Any vehicle here can tow a trailer, you can hire trailers at gas stations. Over a certain size of trailer the have to have their own braking system.
For most of the time, such as shifting furniture, the trailer has a steel fence around the tray to hold the goods in.
You wouldn't be able to have a wooden fence around it as I have seen here.
Also, everything has to be strapped in, not just chucked in, but stacked and strapped in.

And to answer you're question i'm not really sure yet what the laws and rules are for towing a trailer with a car? i do know as of right now i don't have the tow hitch on my car or if it's capable of having one if i do put a hitch on it.