Break-away Cable?
Am I correct? The break-away cable should be SHORTER than the chains...(travel trailer) Doing some tweaking.... Thanks.
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Only if you want the trailer brakes to lock on while you are still attached to the trailer (by the chains) thereby instituting a parachute opening effect.
I think I'd prefer that cable being longer, so that if breakaway occurs, I (and the passengers in my TV) don't get yanked suddenly into an accident. If the trailer pops off the hitch ball and down onto the chains, it is still attached to the TV, and I will still have control over where it (and I) go, so I can apply brakes in a controlled fashion. Those trailer brakes lock up, and I will lose all control of where we all go and how fast we get there.
I think I'd prefer the trailer brakes be the very last thing that happens, and only after I've already lost all control over where it's going. Therefore, cable LONGER than the chains, please.
I think I'd prefer that cable being longer, so that if breakaway occurs, I (and the passengers in my TV) don't get yanked suddenly into an accident. If the trailer pops off the hitch ball and down onto the chains, it is still attached to the TV, and I will still have control over where it (and I) go, so I can apply brakes in a controlled fashion. Those trailer brakes lock up, and I will lose all control of where we all go and how fast we get there.
I think I'd prefer the trailer brakes be the very last thing that happens, and only after I've already lost all control over where it's going. Therefore, cable LONGER than the chains, please.
