Binder Bee Trail Run!

Also...kriston is needing help to haul the rockscout from powerland to the trailhead and then back home that evening. She can get the rig to the show, but not to the trailhead as of this morning. She doesn't have a brake control on her tow rig (an expedition), though it is rigged for lights and is running a proper receiver hitch. She's also not pulled a trailer before so she needs some "training" in that regard.

Any ideas??
 
I would expect brake controllers for an expedition to be plug and play, with no wiring needed. I know for my daughter's 04 dodge pu, it is. Just buy the controller, plug it in and hang it under the dash.

There is a video here Showing how to install one in an 07 expedition.

Lyle
 
lyle wiese said:
I would expect brake controllers for an expedition to be plug and play, with no wiring needed. I know for my daughter's 04 dodge pu, it is. Just buy the controller, plug it in and hang it under the dash.

There is a video here Showing how to install one in an 07 expedition.

Lyle
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Yep, that is what I advised Craig this morning when we discussed this. But given she's never pulled a trailer before, this is not the time to learn at the last minute and he was not ok with her learning on the fly!

I've offered my vehicle/trailer tiedown system if she ends up buying a trailer at the last minute, so I May bring it along with all the other stuff, it's inna roll-around bag but heavy.
 
Not that I would do it everyday -- but an excursion could handle pulling the rockscout on a normal trailer without a brake controller....

The rockscout is pretty light and the trip to browns camp is not that far. Just take it easy on the way down the hill and you will be fine. Guys have been towing with smaller vehicles and no brake controllers for years. It isn't right, but an excursion isn't little....
 
The issue is not "lack of brakes" as Craig discussed, it's "lack of experience in towing" as in never before!

And the place to practice towing for the first time is not in the dirt parking lot at powerland on Sunday morning when everyone else is trying to hit the road for the trail ride!

And regarding adequate brakes on a load of that mass with an inexperienced driver, that is an accident looking for a place to happen:

transportation safety vehicle equipment and safety standards

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3) do I have to have brakes on my trailer?

Answer: oregon law requires that any vehicle or combination of vehicles weighing less than 8,000 pounds must be able to stop within a travel lane in 25 feet from 20 miles per hour. If the vehicle or combination of vehicles weighs over 8,000 pounds, the vehicle must be able to stop within a travel lane in 35 feet from 20 miles per hour. Check your owner’s manual of the tow vehicle to see what the manufacturer recommends. Most manufacturers recommend trailer brakes if the trailer and load weigh 1,000 pounds or more. (ors 815.125)
 
I know a guy that tows a few things with a suburban that has never had trailer brakes on it. :d
 
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