Camping Trailer Brakes

jaychou1 · Wysłany: Śro 13:41, 30 Mar 2011 Temat postu: Camping Trailer Brakes

Camping Trailer Brakes
Your trailer brakes are one of the most important parts of your camping trailer, and understanding how they work and how they should be set up, will be an important safety task when it comes to hauling your trailer. There are several things that you need to keep in mind, including some brake system specifics that are usually required by the state, to prevent accidents from happening while pulling camping trailers. Let's explore what you should know and what you need to know regarding on-the-road and off road camper trailer brakes.
Let's talk first about the breakaway switch, which should be on the tongue of your camper trailer. This is a feature that is required by law that works hand in hand with a separate braking system on the trailer. This way,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], if the trailer and the tow vehicle become separated, the trailer will not continue to roll and cause damage, serious injury or death. The breakaway switch will activate the independent brake system,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], allowing the trailer to stop and limit the damage that it could cause were it to roll on its own.
The type of braking system that you employ will have a lot to do with what sort of tow vehicle you have and what kind of trailer you are pulling including the weight of the trailer when it is completely loaded. For instance,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], if you are hauling a light trailer, then you may simply have a surge brake that is in the tongue of the trailer. This is also usually true for the pop up type trailers. This means that you don't have to install tow modifications on your vehicle. Instead,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the vehicle brakes will cause the trailer to press up against the hitch,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which will activate a hydraulic cylinder that activates the brakes on the trailer.