Quote Originally Posted by ShadowBolt View Post
I have the break away device but have never even hooked it up. If the hitch and chains all come loose I don't want the trailer near me. Let the guy behind me deal with it.
JJ
But isn't that the point of the break away? The trailer feels the same way you do. Hitch and chains all come loose, the trailer 'slams' on it's brakes to get as far away from you. It's there exactly as you say, to let the guy behind you deal with it and hopefully not go freewheeling into oncoming traffic or into the back of you. Quicker it stops, the better your chance of causing less damage to the car.