Break-away Cable?
Am I correct? The break-away cable should be SHORTER than the chains...(travel trailer) Doing some tweaking.... Thanks.
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JIMNLIN wrote:
If do not want my trailers brakes engaging while still chained to the truck.
I've seen the results of a pintle hitch trailer that broke away from the truck and full trailer braking was applied while still chained to the truck.
The triaxle trailer jerked the DRW truck into a sideways slide.....went across the center line into the other side of the highway all the way into the ditch. Just plain luck no vehicle were on the road ar 3 am in the morning.
My breakaway cable is longer than my chain on all my bumper pull trailers and both my GN trailers.
What you have described IMO is why you do not want to try and maneuver or apply the TV brakes and why you must have your safety chains crossed and properly connected. Any one of these can cause loss of TV control and result in what you have described.
Larry
