Brakes, dilemma.
I just had to have all new brakes put on my trailer at about 13K miles. 3 of the 4 were metal to metal. Usually run the controller 5/6. Has anyone heard of a brake test using a compass? It says with t...
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dougrainer wrote:
I have never in 42 years had a Back feed. BUT you are correct. To do the test with more safety, disconnect the 7 way plug and then pull the lanyard. Doug
Well a guy I worked with had E-brakes on half the axles on his short end-dump. LEO, doing a "safety inspection" thought he was checking for water in a air tank, pulled a cable. The driver standing next to trailer saw the smoke. When they weighed the trailer, it was overweight because the brakes did not work on 2 of the axles. I did not have a trailer behind my old F500, so I pulled my controller, so he could get down the road.
Like somebody else said, the instructions warn against pulling pin while the cord is attached.
