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Sinnettc
Explorer
Apr 07, 2014

How long should the break-away brake cable be?

The break away cable on my boat trailer, with an attwood surge brake coupler, is maybe 3 feet long and doesn't have a lot of slack when it's connected to one of the safety chain holes in the hitch. I...
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Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Apr 07, 2014
If trailer jumps the ball and is caught by safety chains pigtail is probably still plugged in so truck brake controller will still activate the trailer brakes.

The emergency brake cable is to activate trailer brakes on trailers that have become disconnected from tow vehicle.
Cable should be slightly longer than pigtail so that it is pulled out of switch engaging trailer brakes when pigtail is pulled out of truck plug.

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