BarneyS wrote:
tommyznr wrote:
wa8yxm wrote:
I watched folks do it in that order (Unhook,, watch Trailer roll toward lake. Try to stop it (Fail) thankfully there was dirt and the tong jack dug in and stopped it before splash. then they chocked and re-hooked repositioned and rechocked before unhooking again .
Oh if you do forget.. Grab the break-away brake wire It is not strong enough to stop the trailer from rolling but when the pin comes out of teh clothspin switch .. Brakes ON.
Or better yet, don't disconnect the breakaway cable from your tow vehicle until after you release from the hitch..... advice that should also be in the article referenced in the OP.
Not necessary if the wheels are properly chocked first.
Barney
True, but there's no reason the brake cable needs to come off first. I chock, then uncouple and remove the safety chains and breakaway last. Nothing wrong with redundancy.
