Trailer comes unhitched, kills 1.
Pretty tragic- http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Road-shut-down-after-serious-crash-in-Lincoln-County-425179783.html No info on how in the world the trailer came loose....
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TNGW1500SE wrote:
My boat trailer had hydraulic brakes and there was a small safety cable that applied the brakes if the trailer came loose. On my TT I had electric brakes. If the trailer came loose, no brakes would be applied. Looks like there could be some kind of system that applied the brakes if the trailer came loose.
Trains apply the brakes by default. The air holds the brakes "open". If an air line blows, the brakes are applied. Trailers are the other way around. Might be something to learn from trains.
Still wouldn't prevent all deaths but seems reasonable to investigate.
It's pretty much standard on TT to have an emergency brake system (for a few decades). If the rig separates a separate small cable pulls a pin and the battery on the TT energizes the brakes.
Given your level of concern over this issue, I strongly suggest you get an RV tech out to show you how yours works or install one if it isn't present.
