Dinghy Towing
I'm buying a 2015 Honda Fit as a tow behind my Class A. I'm 30,000 lbs it's 2500 lbs do I need a braking system in the car? ... Doug
Forum Discussion
Bumpyroad wrote:dodge guy wrote:
Most brake systems only operate in emergency braking situations. Normal braking and they don’t activate. So yes the coach brakes are doing all the stopping and are rated at the full GCWR.
my brake system did not only operate in emergency braking situations. on "normal" braking situations they do in fact operate.
I also think it is criminal to tow a toad without a break away system.
bumpy
That's very likely the case when towing with a class C motorhome or a light duty A. Those coaches basically have the same brakes as 1 ton pickup trucks. Their relative weight is also much less in relation to a toad. The OP has a 30,000 coach with air brakes and his toad weighs less than 10% of that. It will affect his stopping distance about as much as a big teenage boy in the back seat of his Fit. The weight difference is so much that any attempt to get the Fit brakes to engage and effect stopping distance on such a heavy combination would likely result in excessive wear on the Fit's brakes. A breakaway system, however is smart and makes sense.
