Towing trailer with brakes
Hello, I am involved in a boy scout troop that is going to buy a cargo trailer to haul camping equipment. The trailer will be a single axle trailer and have GVW of less then 3,000 lbs - probably i...
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houstonstroker wrote:
I was in charge of buying and outfitting a new cargo trailer for my scout troop. I decided to outfit our trailer with surge brakes. That way anyone with a trailer hitch could tow the trailer and we did not have to worry about who had brake controllers installed in their vehicles. Surge brakes have a master cylinder installed on the tongue. When you stop the pressure on the tongue sends fluid to the brakes. I liked the system. Mike
Getting a trailer with Surge Brakes is probably your best bet if they are available on trailer that you intend to buy. With Surge Brakes, you have the flexibility of allowing another Scout Trooper leader to be able to pull it for scouting purposes with a minimum of fuss. Unless the GVW is under 1000#, I would not recommend pulling any trailer without some kind of braking system.
