Seems like alotta trailer for the tow vehicle
Saw this going down the road today. I believe it's a jeep Cherokee??
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Dog Folks wrote:
How can you be sure that trailer brakes are not "supplemental" in function?
What is there to say that they have the power to stop 100% of the trailer weight?
I have researched it and cannot find any information on it.
Brakes on any vehicle are sized to the highest GAWR.
NHTSA says this about components of the GAWR:
"Gross Axle Weight Rating is the rated load-carrying capacity of an individual axle and wheel assembly. (It represents the load that may be steadily sustained by the components in the system; i.e., tires, rims, hubs, bearing, axles, brakes, suspension, sub frame, etc. with the GAWR limited by the components with the lowest working rating".
and
from AL/KO axles
(Gross Axle Weight Rating) is the maximum load that the axles will
carry and the maximum load the brakes will stop.Dog Folks wrote:
How can you be sure that trailer brakes are not "supplemental" in function?
What is there to say that they have the power to stop 100% of the trailer weight?
I have researched it and cannot find any information on it.
The brakes on each axle stop the weight on that axle. The trailer brakes stop the trailer axle weight; the truck stops the truck weight and the tongue or pin weight. This is why trailers are required to have brakes regardless of what they're being towed with.
If the trailer brakes fail, the truck can still stop the trailer but it will take much more distance since the amount of stopping force is limited.- How can you be sure that trailer brakes are not "supplemental" in function?
What is there to say that they have the power to stop 100% of the trailer weight?
I have researched it and cannot find any information on it. - Just because you "CAN" doesn't mean you "SHOULD".
Safety first. dodge guy wrote:
FrankShore wrote:
Holy WOW!
Doesn't that guy realize it's not how much you can tow, but can you bring what you're towing to a safe and complete stop!Arcticfox676 wrote:
I would like to see that Jeep stop 35ft.
I do believe they put brakes on the TT`s now! on any vehicle the TV stops it weight and the TT stops it`s weight!
IMO these "looky what I saw" type threads without actual specs from either vehicle prove nothing other than entertaining comments.
looking at Jeeps website show a Grand Cherokee can have a 7400 lb tow rating and up to 1320 lb load capacity all depending on options chosen.- Towing safely and getting stopped in a crisis are two completely different creatures. Doesn't look like he's capable of either. And isn't there something about the length of the tow vehicle being compatible with the length of the trailer? I'd rather not be next to him.
Dog Folks wrote:
If I saw it on the road, I would admire it from away. Far, far away.
The person who took the photo does have a concrete median barrier separating them from that rig!
If I had to guess, I'd say that TT is around 30' long.FrankShore wrote:
Holy WOW!
Doesn't that guy realize it's not how much you can tow, but can you bring what you're towing to a safe and complete stop!Arcticfox676 wrote:
I would like to see that Jeep stop 35ft.
I do believe they put brakes on the TT`s now! on any vehicle the TV stops it weight and the TT stops it`s weight!- That guy clearly didn't ask for TV advice on this forum. Or maybe he did and that's the problem...:W
