Trailer Brakes -- At What Size/Weight
At about what size (length) and/or weight do travel trailers usually have brakes? Thanks.
Forum Discussion
downtheroad wrote:mich800 wrote:Nvr2loud wrote:downtheroad wrote:
Travel trailers are required to have a, "brake away," system...to stop it if it comes un-connected from the tow vehicle while underway.
To have this system, the trailer needs brakes and a battery to operate these brakes.
Not true everywhere.
I will need to check again but it was if it was required to have brakes then the emergency brake was also required. I know for a fact that most open two place trailers have no brakes.
Where is it not "true?"
....and we were talking about travel trailers not, "open two place trailers."
In Ontario it is not required to have brake-away brakes.
I have 4 trailers now all purchased in Ontario and legally licensed for the road. Two are travel trailers, neither has brake-away brakes. One of my other trailers is an enclosed 6 x 12 utility trailer, with brakes, without battery and brake-away. My fourth trailer is simply a boat trailer.
