Fifth Wheel Hitch Decision

jshupe wrote:
I was just saying it's taken into consideration. I would never advise pulling anything more than a pop-up or teardrop without trailer brakes, just to be clear.

I don't think brakes are prone enough to failure to worry about them any more than a blow out, and shouldn't be the deciding factor for a vehicle as long as you are within the stated GCWR for your TV.

There's an awful lot of people running TPMS that don't feel quite the same as you when it comes to blowouts. :)

Brakes do fail: wires do short out, umbilical cords get ripped out or worn by dragging on the pavement, grease gets on the brake linings making the trailer brakes perform very badly. IOW stuff sometimes just happens. Not often, but I've read about all of the above happening to people that post on this forum.