Is this damage worth reporting to Insurance?
So if you have ready of my last posts on here you know we were looking to tow our Jeep Cherokee behind our Motorhome. Well we had both a Failure and a success. First off we were heading to Californi...
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Executive wrote:I've always wondered about this. Are you sure that all Ready Brake systems have this? The only reason I ask is because Ready Brake sells a supplementary break away package called the ready stop.
Obviously the ReadyBrake was NOT hooked up correctly. The ReadyBrake cable attaches to the FRAME of the towed vehicle and to the FRAME of the towing vehicle. If the towed vehicle becomes separated from the towing vehicle the small aluminum spacer snaps and the towed vehicle stops in it's tracks. I would say it's operator error that allowed the two vehicles to come together. Insurance is the only way to go....Dennis
According to the website, "This device will set and hold the brakes on your towed vehicle in the event it should ever become separated from your RV while in motion." Maybe the OP doesn't have this add-on.
Looking at the diagram on the Ready Stop page, I'm not even sure it would have worked in this situation.
