Does any not pull their emergency trailer brake cable?

cbshoestring wrote:

NanciL wrote:
Brings up the question to me:

What if you are traveling with no trailer battery ?

And second question: what if you disconnect the battery and then pull it? just to make sure it will pull out easily

Jack L

In my state (and others as well) travelling without a charged/functionable battery would be a violation of the law. So, travelling with no trailer battery would not be something a law abiding citizen would wilfully do. A functional brake-a-way includes a means to activate. Since it is activated by battery power, the battery must be installed, charged, etc...

Discounnecting the battery and pulling the pin will tell you very little. Sure, you would know the pin can be pulled, but it would not tell you that the switch is working. Nor would it tell you if the wiring is intact. The battery must be charged/connected when the pin is pulled to ensure that a signal is sent to the brakes, and the brakes engage.

X2!

This HAS been endlessly argued on this forum with folks who feel they are above the law AND nothing will happen to them and not bother to have a battery on board, charged AND connected.

I completely fail to see the reasoning or justification as to why anyone would own AND TOW a travel trailer and NEVER have a battery connected when towing.

Just does not make any sense since you NEED a battery to supply power to the fridge, inside lights, furnace (when stopped or overnighting) AND to supply power to the BREAKAWAY system when towing.