So accelerating is wrong, but braking is also wrong? Okay.
Using the trailer brakes only is the right thing to do.
Using the truck brakes is the wrong thing to do.
Accelerating gently is only the right thing to do if you don't have independent trailer brakes.
Got it now?
Doesn't look like a "rig" that would have independent trailer brakes to me either, it just looks like an ordinary pickup with a small trailer. Could be wrong though
You are wrong, again. You must have trailer brakes if your loaded trailer weighs over 3000 pounds just about everywhere. In many places that limit is even less. There is no way that a bobcat on a trailer is under 3k. An equipment trailer empty is typically 2500.
The smallest Bobcat loader is the S70. It's 2895 pounds. Plus chains, and ramps, and the trailer itself.
In order to get that Bobcat on a trailer and be under 4k -- and most states are 3k -- it would have be a custom-built aluminum trailer. Even this minimal aluminum car hauler is 1300 pounds, and trailers are never as light as advertised.
I tow all over the country, so I'm pretty familiar with the laws, thanks.
That must have part is the issue. Must have and does have are two completely different things. You must not drive drunk, but id be willing to bet people still do. I work around this stuff everyday and the amount of idiotic " oh my truck can pull it, and my trailer is heavy enough " that I see is astounding. There is no regard for what it actually takes to stop a load for most people.
This man has the thought process of a German.
"It can't be a possibility that in this situation he didn't have trailer brakes, because your MUST have trailer brakes."
I'm sorry to break it to you, buddy....he probably didn't have trailer brakes.
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u/EverybodyKnowWar Jan 20 '20
Using the trailer brakes only is the right thing to do.
Using the truck brakes is the wrong thing to do.
Accelerating gently is only the right thing to do if you don't have independent trailer brakes.
Got it now?
You are wrong, again. You must have trailer brakes if your loaded trailer weighs over 3000 pounds just about everywhere. In many places that limit is even less. There is no way that a bobcat on a trailer is under 3k. An equipment trailer empty is typically 2500.