slack in safety chains
How much slack???
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I know this issue has been beat to death, and I don't really want to start another pie fight, but it's pretty much proven you can effectively control the trailer even if it's sitting on the safety chains, so having the brakes lock for that situation doesn't make sense to me, especially if you can otherwise pull off the highway safely. I think if it breaks away completely, then you'd want full braking ASAP. Hence the term, "breakaway switch".
As to the safety chains, you don't ususally need a lot of slack. Probably much less than most people have. There isn't a lot of difference in length added or subtracted by turning and compound angles. Definitely don't have them dragging on the road like so many seem to. Have someone stand and check the slack while you go through full turns.
As to the safety chains, you don't ususally need a lot of slack. Probably much less than most people have. There isn't a lot of difference in length added or subtracted by turning and compound angles. Definitely don't have them dragging on the road like so many seem to. Have someone stand and check the slack while you go through full turns.
