electric brake "breakaway" cable
I installed the fifth wheel hitch in my truck the other day and finally had a chance to pull our new (new to us ;)) fifth wheel. I put a new 7 blade connector in the bed of the truck: I li...
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djgarcia wrote:
I lasso the loop on my cable onto the handle for the hitch release.
X2. After I unhook the truck from the 5th. wheel, I lock the break away cable to hitch with a regular lock. Believe it or not, I had a break away cable stolen from my 5th. wheel while parked in a RV park:( Now I carry an extra one just in case!
I never thought someone would steal a break-away cable! Gives you something to think about. My concern would be having the brakes energized for a long period of time if the cable gets pulled. Wouldn't some braking component (magnet) overheat and perhaps burn out?
