Where to attach the Breakaway Cable
Where is the best place (appropriate/correct) place to attach the breakaway cable? I don't know why, but this is like an internet mystery and I cannot find simple instructions anywhere. My cable i...
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I learned, from Ron Gratz's post, that the TT brakes should engage before the chains tighten, so it made me think. Ron wouldn't have posted that if he doubted it's logic or correctness. I'm not presently sure how long my stiffly coiled lanyard actually is, nor what tension will release it, so I have some work to do.
My earlier thought was that I didn't want the brakes to lock up prematurely and jerk the chains any more than necessary, but then that is still better than the likely knee-jerk reaction of applying TV brakes and having the TT ram the rear, possibly to one side. Ramming/lifting the rear, and spinning a pursued vehicle out of control, is the preferred method for law enforcement to disable steering control on a perps vehicle, if that drastic measure becomes necessary.
I think the most likely loss of an RV TT hitch may occur because the operator forgets to put the hitch pin in... or a cruel vandal removes it. I try to remember to look under there each time before I move, but don't always do it. A loose receiver will surely stay in until some later, inopportune moment.
Wes
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I learned, from Ron Gratz's post, that the TT brakes should engage before the chains tighten, so it made me think. Ron wouldn't have posted that if he doubted it's logic or correctness. I'm not presently sure how long my stiffly coiled lanyard actually is, nor what tension will release it, so I have some work to do.
My earlier thought was that I didn't want the brakes to lock up prematurely and jerk the chains any more than necessary, but then that is still better than the likely knee-jerk reaction of applying TV brakes and having the TT ram the rear, possibly to one side. Ramming/lifting the rear, and spinning a pursued vehicle out of control, is the preferred method for law enforcement to disable steering control on a perps vehicle, if that drastic measure becomes necessary.
I think the most likely loss of an RV TT hitch may occur because the operator forgets to put the hitch pin in... or a cruel vandal removes it. I try to remember to look under there each time before I move, but don't always do it. A loose receiver will surely stay in until some later, inopportune moment.
Wes
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