Brake emergency (breakaway) cable problem
I had an interesting experience with a trailer emergency brake cable, the one that activates the brake if the trailer breaks loose from the TV. I came back to the trailer, and saw the switch end of th...
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That coiled cable looks like a great idea. I'll get one.
The problem with the "some idiot" idea is that DW never got out of the truck during that stop. So unless someone messed with the hitch with someone sitting in the truck...
When I put the plunger back into the switch, it went in loosely. Enough to turn off the brake, but not really solid. After I got home and got under it, I was able to push the plunger in securely. So maybe it got pulled part way out earlier, like when I was hooking up, and worked its way out when I saw it.
My worry about braking with the trailer unhitched is that the truck will probably brake faster than the trailer, so the trailer will bang into the back of the truck. If I realize what is happening fast enough, I could brake with the controller's lever, but I'm afraid I would just think "something is wrong, hit the brake"
But now that I've seen how hard it brakes with the emergency pulled, that's not a good solution either.
The problem with the "some idiot" idea is that DW never got out of the truck during that stop. So unless someone messed with the hitch with someone sitting in the truck...
When I put the plunger back into the switch, it went in loosely. Enough to turn off the brake, but not really solid. After I got home and got under it, I was able to push the plunger in securely. So maybe it got pulled part way out earlier, like when I was hooking up, and worked its way out when I saw it.
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Cable should just be slightly longer then the safety chains.
Should trailer become unhitched and chains still attached then the umbilical cord is still connected so you have control over braking...
IF trailer breaks free...unhitched/chains break/umbilical cord pulls out...then is when you want the Emergency Break Away cable to pull the pin out activating the trailer brakes during that runaway situation
My worry about braking with the trailer unhitched is that the truck will probably brake faster than the trailer, so the trailer will bang into the back of the truck. If I realize what is happening fast enough, I could brake with the controller's lever, but I'm afraid I would just think "something is wrong, hit the brake"
But now that I've seen how hard it brakes with the emergency pulled, that's not a good solution either.
