Boat trailer comes loose - tragic.
It just happened not far away from me, I do not see any chains .... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/boat-trailer-slips-off-truck-fatally-strikes-si-cyclist/ar-AAeiF5A?li=BBgzzfc
Forum Discussion
BenK wrote:
Guys..."...State Brakes Required ( when "towed" Vehicle meets or exceeds)...."
Means TRAILER, not on or in the TV...
I take that line/limit to be GVWR of the trailer...
Have no problem with a 10K GVWR towing a small 1.5K lb utility, but the 7K GVWR
towing a 1.5K lb trailer should have trailer brakes and is where IMHO...even on
a 1K trailer
and yes, admit to being very conservative when it comes to this kind of stuff...even
more so with my advice to newbies
You old salty dogs already survived the Darwinian testing a long time ago... ;)
Yes I know we are talking about trailers Ben..............but..........as I said, weight is weight. The TV does not care if that 1000lbs is in the bed of the truck or pushing on the hitch. The truck brakes still have to do the job.
What does an average TC weigh Ben? 2K? 3K? 4K? The truck brakes have to stop that weight!! That means we would have to outlaw TC's. I'm not going there murphy or not!!
