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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 01:38 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, that was Escape's standard design; I don't...

Yes, that was Escape's standard design; I don't know when this design was first used, or when (or if) it changed. It surprised me, both because it does not keep the chains separated, and because it...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 01:17 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
I think that's an interesting observation: a...

I think that's an interesting observation: a trailer can break away regardless of the hitch system, so some form of breakaway braking is required. With electric brakes, it is a cable pulling a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 12:56 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
That makes sense to me... but I'm practical...

That makes sense to me... but I'm practical enough to consider that setups vary and a long cable can be cut more easily than a short cable can be lengthened, and cynical enough to wonder if most...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 12:50 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
I'll start with a couple of assumptions: As...

I'll start with a couple of assumptions:

As long as the hitch stays intact, the breakaway cable and safety chains are irrelevant.
If the hitch fails and the safety chains also fail, all cables...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-30-2017, 08:46 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
Great perspective. Also, a "low-grade" material...

Great perspective. Also, a "low-grade" material is actually desirable (within reason), to avoid excessive brittleness. I would much rather find that the pin had bent (even if that jammed it in the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-30-2017, 08:43 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
The Ontario requirement makes sense to me. I was...

The Ontario requirement makes sense to me. I was suprised to see today that the section of the BC Motor Vehicle Act regulations...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-30-2017, 12:11 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By Brian B-P
The normal way to use a breakaway cable is to...

The normal way to use a breakaway cable is to snap the attached hook onto the safety chain loops of the hitch receiver, or some similar non-removable part of the structure, as Dale described. This is...
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