No brakes on trailer

cummins2014 wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

cummins2014 wrote:


Are we talking commercial here, I have a feeling some responses are talking commercial ,and not recreational Rv's here ,especially this skidding tire thing .

PA treats ALL trailers 3,001 lbs AND ABOVE THE SAME AS COMMERCIAL TRAILERS FOR SAFETY INSPECTION INCLUDING RV TRAILERS AND ARE SUBJECT TO HAVING TO PASS ALL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT OF THAT TRAILER.

Brakes MUST work (visual check and operational check), breakaway MUST work (visual and operational check), outside safety lighting MUST WORK, TIRES must pass min tread depth, frame MUST not be rusted out or damaged.

3,000 lbs and under do not have a electric brake requirement and do not need a annual safety inspection.

Just because it is a RV, you don't get a free hall pass on safety inspection.

Just curious. not required in the state of Utah. It was sounding a bit commercial .

In my state, all trailers are inspected when bought, mostly to check the VIN. After that, you load a Bobcat, mower, or other tools, you might get stopped for a roadside safety inspection. The RV is unlikely to be checked as long as you own it. So for a RV, the only one that pays a penalty for non-functional brakes is the one injured in the accident.
But the trailer brakes under that Bobcat work just like the ones under RV. Everything I know about repairing the one will work to troubleshoot the other.
Before I retired, and a few times after, I have been called to fix lights or brakes on a trailer. I get there the wiring is all poked, pulled loose disconnected, and crossed up. And most times I get paid more for fixing what I can find the owner tore up because he assumed, or just as bad, plugged in the 6 little LED "tester", the TV is good! That is dropping if not the anvil, at least a hammer on your foot.