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06-14-2011, 01:35 PM
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How many tow 4 down that has brakes?
Those that I have talked to tow with no brakes in their tow vehicle; although this forum says otherwise.
Ive traveled over 25 years; in a motorhome towing; put on more than 300,000 miles, have yet to meet someone that has brakes in his toad. 
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06-14-2011, 01:40 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SE Michigan
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I do. Always have, always will.
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Me, DW and 4 kids (9, 7, 4, 2)
2009 Astoria Pacific 3772 DP - Cummins 340 ISB/Allison 2500/Freightliner XC/Onan QD8000w
2010 Wrangler Unlimited AEV, 2011 Suburban LTZ Toads - Blue Ox Aventa LX/Brake Buddy
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06-14-2011, 01:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Texas Hill Country
Posts: 366
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I've towed three cars thousands of miles in the last 10 year without brakes; I reciently broke down and purchased a brake set up and not used it yet. Trip planned next month...we'll see what I've been missing!!
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06-14-2011, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 247
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Got them on mine.
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2003 Itasca Suncruiser 38G Workhorse W22 8.1L, 2005 Grand Cherokee Toad
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06-14-2011, 01:45 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Granbury, Texas
Posts: 1,394
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I have brakes on my toad, 2008 Ford Escape, US Gear brake system. If I ever have an accident then my insurance can't say it was because of not having brakes on the toad. Besides, it is the law in most states and it makes good sense!
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06-14-2011, 02:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 799
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I have towed over 110,000 miles and have always used auxillary braking. I would not consider towing without braking on the toad. I have dozens of fulltiming friends and many snowbird friends and every darn one of them has braking and a break-a-way system on their toads.
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2005 Dutch Star 4015
Cummins ISL
2007 Honda CR-V
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06-14-2011, 02:02 PM
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Registered User
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 520
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I have US Gear in a HHR. Three of my golf buddies that have MH have brake systems in their toads.
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06-14-2011, 02:03 PM
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Member
Tiffin Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central Michigan
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We do too.
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Cummins ISL 400
2011 Honda CR-V
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06-14-2011, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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they're allot like quarters and hand guns .... "better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it"??
I'm convinced they've saved our bacon on at least two occassions, both in a panic stop scenario, and both times with a 42' tag that you would think has lots of 'stopping power'. Like the other two items, don't leave home without 'em!
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2011 Fleetwood Revolution 42W (450/1250)
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Diesel) behind
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06-14-2011, 02:15 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by texnet
Besides, it is the law in most states and it makes good sense!
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Not really, in fact most states do not require aux brakes on a towed. There are several sites out there that claim to have the correct info, but in every case I can easily disprove it.
WA, CA, & OR each have "performance specs". If you can stop your combination vehicle from XX mph in XX feet than you don't need aux brakes. Most of the charts I've seen say differently but the state laws say I'm right.
BUT, just as it takes more HP to accelerate more weight it also takes more braking power to stop, just a law of physics and I have brakes on our dolly and I I decide to tow four down I have brakes in the towed also.
Another thing, Federal Law only requires the brakes in an RV to stop the GVWR, NOT the GCVWR. Ford and Workhorse state that towing anything being towed that weighs 1500#'s or more must have supplemental brakes.
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Charter Good Sam Lifetime Member, FMCA,
RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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06-14-2011, 02:28 PM
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Senior Member
Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Cypress, Texas USA
Posts: 8,854
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The laws of physics don't really pay much attention to the laws of man......
Personally, I would no more pull a 4500 lb toad with no brakes than I would pull our 16000 lb 5th wheel with no brakes.
Rusty
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06-14-2011, 02:30 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: West Palm Beach, FL. USA
Posts: 27,697
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We too have toad brakes and always have - over 100k miles of towing now. And nearly everyone I know (and that is a LOT of RVers) has brakes on their toad too.
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Former owner of 2004 American Tradition and several other RVs
Home is West Palm Beach, FL
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06-14-2011, 02:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Full-timers - Home is where we park it.
Posts: 4,722
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We have brakes on our toad. I have made 2 panic stops with the rig - the toad brakes absolutely saved me from an accident on one of them, and it probably saved an a accident on the second. Why would you take a chance on it taking an extra 10, 20, or 50 feet to stop? Ten more INCHES would have been an accident on the first panic stop, and another 20 feet would have been one on the second.
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06-14-2011, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: On Wheels
Posts: 1,983
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Add us to the list. We got auxiliary brakes on the CR-V. Had them since we started RVing.
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