The 22' trailer (tandem axle) does have electric brakes which work quite
well.
With the trailer loaded, I can adjust the bias so that they actually slow
the Suburban down.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Herald948@aol.com>
To: <billsohl@mindspring.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: Tow Vehicle Recommendations?
> In a message dated 10/11/2005 11:12:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> billsohl@mindspring.com writes:
>
> Yikes is right. You'd probably be illegal in NJ towing
> a 22 foot trailer without trailer brakes.
> NJ law requires trailer brakes for any trailer
> weighing 3000 pounds or more.
>
>
> ==AM==
> In an admittedly weak defense of my own foolishness, mine is an old
> homebuilt, open, single-axle trailer that I don't think weighs more than
1000 lb (if
> that). Even with a 1700 lb. Standard Pennant on it, it would have been
well
> under that 3000 lb. limit. Even my old '74 Volvo wagon could tow a car on
this
> trailer without undue strain. Other than that one instance with the
> Explorer, I never had a problem towing (or stopping) with that vehicle. I
think it
> helped that the factory towing package essentially put Ford Bronco running
gear
> underneath an Explorer chassis (which I found out the hard way after
> struggling to install and then UNinstall a replacement driveshaft
u-joint -- said
> failure not related to towing, btw -- and finally matching the original to
one
> for a Bronco.
>
> Ford did a great job with the original Explorer and its two package, at
> least mechanically. In 217,000 miles, I never had to touch the clutch or
gearbox.
> If only they could have done better rustproofing and other silly detail
work
> (like door hinges and latches and a bunch of other really poor quality
bits
> and pieces)!
>
>
> --Andy Mace
>
> *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
> *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
> Triumph Herald engine with wings.
> -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
>
> Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph
Herald
> Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_
> (http://triumph-herald.us/)
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