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crasster
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2020

How does GCVWR affect stopping if you have trailer brakes?

I've read many times that exceeding GCVWR is a stopping safety issue. What I'm not understanding is the GCVWR assuming there are NOT electric brakes? Is it assuming trailer brake failure and the...
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Terryallan
Explorer II
Jan 29, 2020
Mickeyfan0805 wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
My opinion and experience is they each stop them selves if each are in good shape.


And the other -in an emergency. Brake lines blew on the TV when trying to avoid an idiot who cut me off on the interstate last summer. It was the trailer brakes that got us to safety!


Could you not use your parking / E brake on the truck? Those are operated mechanically. Have a cable that pulls them on.

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