Choosing between two 31 foot RLDS trailers
My husband and I 77 and 76 have had a 27 foot 1994 Award trailer for 18 years. We are looking at replacing it with either a Coachman Freedom Express 281 RLDS or a Forest River Surveyer 266 RLDS. Any...
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Truck brakes are designed to stop the full GVWR of the truck. The trailer's brakes are designed to stop the GVWR of the trailer. When you're within your limits and everything is setup and functioning correctly, braking is not a problem. The trailer should not be pushing the truck and if it is then there's a problem somewhere. My trailer routinely exceeds 8000 lbs and braking is uneventful in my 1/2 ton. By the way I know for a fact that my truck is capable of stopping my trailer without the aid of trailer brakes. More effort is required, but it got the job done just fine.
