While I was using my weed whip around the front of my travel trailer the whip caught the cord to the emergency brake and pulled out the plastic plug from the base. By that plastic plug being taken out of its base did it engage? Is there a way to put it back in or does a professional need to reset it. The trailer is a 2001 Fleetwood Mallard.Thanks

Yep. It engaged, and yep. You just stick it back in. and I'd do it pretty quick. Bad things can happen if you leave it out too long. Like, the battery dieing. And the TT brakes over heating. However. If you had the battery out, or disconnected. No harm done. Just stick it back in.

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Its supposed to come out, so just line it up and put it back in. No harm no faul. But as mentioned, your batt will die. I pulled one on my concrete pump after cutting the cable in two(tight turn with it wrapped up around the hitch) and had it in the truck a few days before I got it fixed. Put it back in and went on a pour(had been sitting since I pulled it, would not move if I tried) and went to start the pump, nothing. Tried to jump it with my truck, no go. $200 lesson there.

If your battery on the Trailer is good and charged the brakes should engage. However, it will drain the battery and wont recharge until you hook your tow vehicle to it or connect a trickle charger.The pin is tight fitting but should slide back into the plastic housing. Then charge your battery. You should be good to go. :)

I test my breakaway switch often on my toad. Just yank it out, see if the Brake Buddy engages and replace. Good to go.

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Goose2448
Explorer
Jun 21, 2013
I always hook my to the hitch, nice and easy on a pintle hitch. Been checked by DOT a few times and have never had an issue. They're hard on commercial rigs.
Longtrace
Explorer
Jun 22, 2013
Just because the DOT inspection passed doesn't mean it's the safest place to clip it.

It's purpose is to activate the electric brakes if the trailer separates. I sure can't predict how the trailer will separate, so it seem sensible to me to make it as independent from the hitch as possible. On my cars, the box receiver is bolted to the frame separate from the bumper - so I attach the cable to the bumper mounts. That way about the only way for the trailer to separate and not trigger the brakes would be for the frame to break. That's a risk I have to live with. :)

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