Trailer Brakes Fail - Breakaway System Failure and Replacement

My trailer break away system failed. It’s a good thing that it happened during my pre-trip safety check! Now’s a good time to get the problem resolved properly and then we'll get the ponies back on the road and to the trails.
You can find more of my thoughts on this and 177 other trail riding and horse camping topics in my book “The ABCs of Trail Riding and Horse Camping,” as seen on Amazon’s bestseller list. Here’s a link - amzn.to/3CuErid
LINKS:
Replacement Breakaway System - amzn.to/3sd0vZi
Fastway Zip Replacement Cable - amzn.to/3eSYY6V
World's Largest Horse Trail and Camp Guide - www.trailmeister.com

[@gozzyfranco1490]

Thanks will help me in my new adventure..I will used it

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Glad to help!

[@markroth6236]

I have a question about that. You say to unplug the hookup on the trailer and then pull the pin. So if you leave it hooked up and pull the break away pin is that going to fry your brakes on the trailer because your putting 24 volts to your trailer wheels. Would that be hooked up in parallel or series. If it breaks away and the pin is pull and your chains are pulled tight and your plug is still in wouldn't that have 24 volts going to your brakes. Will that burn up the magnets on the axle. And does the feed from your vehicle keep the battery charged.

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Mark, Excellent few points! When I'm checking the brakes it's a very short time that the pin is pulled and the brakes energized. Maybe 1-2 minutes. Not long enough to cause problems.

[@user-fw3fq3de3z]

I have no brakes with full battery no sign of short... when I plug to car brake controller light comes on without brakes... then no brake lights when brake... ????