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wizard12
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Posted: May 27 2008 at 2:22am \| IP Logged

my 02 xe 4 cylinder manual says towing anything over 1000 pounds needs trailer brakes. do you really need them? any experiences? Just pulling a bike trailer and a 700 pound bike.

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Posted: May 27 2008 at 9:00am \| IP Logged

I had an old youta and at times had over 1500 behind it and it was fine.If you decide you brakes on the trailer surge brakes have come a long way still old school

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Posted: Jul 02 2008 at 8:34pm \| IP Logged

I would seem to me that whether or not you need trailer brakes is more of a function of the law than the vehicle - within reasonable limits. In Ontario, you don't have to have brakes unless the trailer is over 3000 lb gross. I have a 10x6 trailer I use to get hay and a full load is about the limit. I haven't used my Frontier yet (season's coming!) but my last truck hauled it just fine.

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Posted: Jul 02 2008 at 11:15pm \| IP Logged

There are cars that can stop in 120 feet at 60 MPH... That is 88 feet per second. With no brakes on the trailer it could take twice as far to stop. Whenyou see his brake lights light up you might travel over 320 feet before you are stopped. If you hit him ... you or your estate are buying.

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