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Bill_N1
Mar 15, 2014Explorer
willald wrote:Medico wrote:
You did not mention in your original post about an auxiliary brake system with break away protection.
The ReadyBrute Elite tow bar the OP is going with comes with a very good auxiliary brake system, Readybrake. I got the impression the installation he was talking about included installing the Readybrake cable. Soo, the OP does have an auxiliary braking system included (a very good one at that).
It is true, though, he did not mention a break-away system. As I alluded to in my previous post, though, Readybrake does have their Readystop break-away product that provides a good break-away system that works well with their braking system (or any other for that matter). Like I said before, it would be a good idea to go ahead and get such and install it at the same time.Most states and provinces require this aux. brake system, plus your insurance company would probably require it to insure your rig.
OK, now we're getting into some 'urban myths' that really needs to stop getting propagated.
No, most states do NOT require such, that is a myth that auxiliary brake companies have been very successful in spreading. When you look closer at the specific laws for the various states and how they define things, truth is most states do NOT require auxiliary braking on a towed vehicle.
Many states require such for trailers, but also indicate that a towed motor vehicle doesn't classify as a trailer. A
Sorry but you are flat wrong on a lot of your statement. Braking requirements are based on weight of what ever is being towed and that is how the large majority of states state it - by weight - be it a car, trailer, lead sled or whatever. The idea is to insure the ability to stop the towed vehicle and not let it control the towing vehicle. I was a state driver license examiner for 10 years and did many CDL road tests and the check of the trailer brakes was one of the first items on the test. For those states that stipulate a weight, 3000 lbs is the usual starting point but a lot of folks towing their cars behind their motorhomes (even small cars) opt to have the braking and breakaway equipment. It's not fun to have even a one and one half item pushing you down a mountain because you didn't think it needed brakes.
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