Do I need power at pin 4 on my tow vehicle?
I think y'all think I be dumb. I know I need to plug that big black rubber thing on my trailer into my truck (what else will keep the trailer from falling off the ball ;)) This year we're going to...
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RAMwoodworks wrote:wanderingbob wrote:
Most times that a trailer comes loose the safety chains will keep it contained , then it will ram into your truck doing damage to truck and trailer . If the break-a-way works , your breaks will lock up and bring you safely to a smokin stop , { ask me how I know this , twice in 40 years of towing }.
It is kinda important that the break-a-way activates before the chain draws tight , adjust it so !
I have been pulling , delivering and running " hot shot " trailers for over 40 years and have never had one get away from the chains .
Last week I pulled from Daytona to Destin and , oops , I had never flipped the trailer hitch lock down to latch . No problem , it just sat there like good boy !
Where should I connect the breakaway so I can adjust it correctly? I have been just looping it around the hitch pin clip.
Also, should the chains be short enough to keep the tongue off the ground? Mine almost drag when connected even with the Equal-i-zer head.
You should connect the break away brake lanyard to a part of the truck separate from the hitch. The frame, or step bumper maybe. You don't want it hooked in any way to part of the hitch. Cause if the hitch fails, and comes off the brakes won't come on.
As to how long. I make mine a tad longer than the chains. so that if it does come loose. I can still have "some" control over it until the chain breaks. That is when I want the TT to lock up.
