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Re: Unscheduled trailer brake check
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Posted by richard in nz on June 30, 2006 at 15:28:05 from (222.152.218.122):
In Reply to: Re: Unscheduled trailer brake check posted by souNdguy on June 26, 2006 at 06:11:55:
In England chains are not permitted, a trailer with a gross wieght of more than 750kg capable of travelling at more than 40kmh must have a device that will cause the brakes to be applied if the trailer comes disconnected at the drawbar, this is usually a thin wire about 1/8" that will yank the trailer parking brake on then break allowing the trailer to come to a standstill rather than having a trailer flailing about on the end of a chain which can cause the towing vechcle to go out of control. The safty brake wire was attached to the drawbar frame, I lost the drawbar frame so the brakes were never applied! The trailer ended up on the hard shoulder of the M5 Motorway in Worcestershire still coupled to the hitch! I was wery lucky that day that the trailer went up the nearside, Britins roads are very overcrowded and there were 3 lanes of traffic all doing 70mph and then some. I live in New Zealand now, very much less busy!
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