I am not trying to start an argument by any means but towing a trilaer of
3000 lbs without brakes puts you in a very vulnerable position shoudl you
have to panic stop. I had a lady pull out in front of me one day and had
I not had the trailer brakes to helpo me stop, I would have plowed all
over her. In fact the trailer brakes did more stopping of the vehicles
than the truck brakes at the time. I loked them so hard that the traielr
started sliding sideways but was able to recover without harm. Had I not
had the trailer brakes, I woudl have hit her which woudl have caused the
trailer to plow into me from behind and who knows what disaster woudl have
occured. Trailer brakes can be added for aroudn $150 per axle and a
controller for less than a hundred. As much as we guys spend on the old
cars, $250 is cheap insurance in my opinion. Also, many states require
brakes on trailers if they are hauling a vehicle on them (TN does I know).
Bob
75 Triumph TR-6
74 MGB GT
77 MG Midget
79 MGB
71 Jaguar XKE
97 Jaguar XJ-R
On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Randall Young wrote:
>
> Brian Schlorff wrote :
> ><snip>
> > But I'm always
> > amazed at how downright
> > inconsiderate other motorists are when you're out with a
> > trailer. Maybe this is a
> > phenomenon only here in the overpopulated northeast,
>
> Same thing certainly happens around LA, Houston, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston
> and every other big US city I've been to. I see people doing the same thing
> to everything from other cars to loaded semis (tractor-trailers). I've had
> people cut me off so short that the truck behind me couldn't stop. I'm not
> sure whether its ignorance or arrogance, but I'm inclined towards the
> latter.
>
> I still see nothing wrong with towing a light trailer (under 3000 pounds)
> without brakes, and given the choice of a single axle or dual axle trailer
> (both loaded within their weight ratings), I'd pick the single axle every
> time. They're much easier to maneuver, especially backing up.
>
> Randall
>
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