Supplemental Brakes Confession Time
Hello. Long time member and have been driving my American Coach Revolution 42T for over 2 years now and LOVE it. I just upgraded my 2007 Ford Escape (towed it with a two wheel tow dolly) to a ...
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msmith1199 wrote:
So before all the hate starts I have to add the disclaimer here, I'm just telling you what the law is. Brakebuddy and all those others know good and well they are lying on their websites but they do it anyway. I would recommend that if you have a heavy toad or a light motorhome or a combination of the two, that you get aux brakes on your toad. But if you have a heavy DP and a light toad, do what you feel comfortable with.
Thanks for the info about what the laws actually are. It's interesting.
My issue with braking systems is that nobody ever acknowledges that braking systems can and do break or cause problems. So it's never, as a lot of people seem to assert, just a case of "Will it do any good whatsoever?" Instead, the question should be, "Will it do enough good to outweigh the cost and the possible problems it could actually cause?"
