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Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 09-08-2014, 11:30 AM
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Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
If you can feel it engage behind a 37k bus, it...

If you can feel it engage behind a 37k bus, it sounds like the BB's brake pressure is cranked up too high. If the cost of toad brakes and tires is not an issue, then the 300ft stopping distance in...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 09-06-2014, 02:36 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

Be careful about getting carried away with the letter-of-the-law aspect of this discussion to the exclusion of the safety issues and the intent of those laws.

It may be written that a trailer...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 09-04-2014, 05:50 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
...and optional.

...and optional.
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 09-04-2014, 04:47 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

Exactly the point of a discussion that forces creative thought and generates new ideas.
"If everybody thinks alike, nobody has to think very much".
Otherwise, DC would become a historical ghost...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 09-03-2014, 08:23 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

You must be one of the pioneers who started the trend of cabling the tow plate to the frame. Good job. Glad no one was hurt.

Interesting that the aux brake put the toad in the oncoming lane....
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-26-2014, 06:11 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
You are certainly getting on the trucker's case....

You are certainly getting on the trucker's case. Hope he has a good defense attorney.
If we are going to write the whole story, we may as well make it a good one.

It was a dark and stormy night....
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-25-2014, 02:03 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

If you re-read the post I was responding to, you will see that the author went from not having an aux brake to a conviction of negligent homicide in two sentences. No science, no actuarial tables, no...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-25-2014, 08:51 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

My example was intended only to demonstrate what is possible under the umbrella of statistical probability.

But we are here to discuss, so lets discuss. The purpose of the aux brake is to take the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-25-2014, 06:23 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

Here we go with the doom and gloom scenarios again. The common theme is that the doom will befall the owner without the aux brake. You know, "Probability". Some seem to be using the word as if it...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-24-2014, 06:09 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
But the salesman said... Does anybody know...

But the salesman said...

Does anybody know how these braking distances are determined? From manufacturers' specs, mathematical formulas, or actual testing at the side of the road like a sobriety...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-23-2014, 06:36 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
It seems we can find a YouTube video on almost...

It seems we can find a YouTube video on almost any topic imaginable. I don't know how many times I have had a device break, and sure enough, there is a video showing somebody fixing exactly the same...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-22-2014, 08:24 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
If I read this correctly, it sounds like the...

If I read this correctly, it sounds like the manufacturer is saying that if the tanks are empty and you leave the toolbox and toys at home for this trip to come in at 2000 lb. under gross, then you...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-22-2014, 06:04 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Please elaborate. What happened and what...

Please elaborate. What happened and what could/should have been done to prevent it?
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-21-2014, 02:07 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Looking at the braking video above, I find myself...

Looking at the braking video above, I find myself wondering if I am driving the Lexus, Escort, or Land Rover of motorhomes when it comes to braking distance. A similar video with motorhomes would be...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-21-2014, 08:43 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

There does seem to be a lot of static on this channel all of a sudden.

If you find yourself spending a lot of time dwelling on the idea of running over children with your MH and believe that...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-20-2014, 04:00 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

Thanks for posting this info. It looks like section 26454 is saying that a DP must stop in a distance of 40 feet, but it gets an additional allowance of 10 feet if pulling a toad.

I remember some...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-20-2014, 08:18 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

In the real world, as planes leave runways, ships leave docks and cars leave driveways, millions of people stay alive every day because of other people's belief in quality manufacturing and...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-19-2014, 05:53 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Interesting point. Fact or myth? Remember that...

Interesting point. Fact or myth? Remember that the toad is tailgating the MH, allowing for essentially zero reaction time. If something like this is going to happen, has it already happened by the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-18-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Is it possible that the situation you describe...

Is it possible that the situation you describe was aggravated by the owner not using a drop hitch to keep the tow bar horizontal? When he hit the MH brakes, the nose went down and the tail went up....
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-18-2014, 10:38 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Here is an interesting and relevant video on...

Here is an interesting and relevant video on automobile braking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGkKDaYd3Mo
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-18-2014, 06:36 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
AggieDad, You seem to be intently promoting the...

AggieDad, You seem to be intently promoting the use of aux brakes through fear mongering and assaulting the character of anyone who questions the product, yet you have offered no scientific...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-17-2014, 08:58 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Enough talk, time for some action. For the...

Enough talk, time for some action.

For the record, I have three aux brakes from two manufacturers. The first one I bought for next to nothing because it was broken. Thought I could use it to...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-17-2014, 06:50 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

In re-reading the OP, he does not appear to be questioning the expenditure in dollars, but questioning the value based on his life experience of more than two decades. When you spent your $1000, did...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-16-2014, 11:32 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Am I missing something, or is this table implying...

Am I missing something, or is this table implying that 42' and 45' Class A's are not legal in DC, MD, TN and WA?
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-16-2014, 08:54 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Perhaps someone with industry experience can...

Perhaps someone with industry experience can answer this question:

Does the "Combined Weight Rating" posted in the MH imply that the braking system design is adequate to stop that much weight...
Forum: Towing, Hitching and Vehicles 08-16-2014, 07:52 AM
Replies: 276
Views: 34,189
Posted By TwelveVolt
Do we really need a braking system in our toads?

The toad got itself off the road with no personal injuries. What are the possible outcomes if an unmanned toad brings itself to a stop across two active freeway lanes with no lights? Some setups turn...
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