traveltrailergirl
Seattle, WA
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Hi all...
Was just hookin up my trailer to my truck and kinda damaged a post on my 12v battery...do I need the batery hooked up to tow...can I tow the trailer to a battery store to replace the post? Dang!!
Thanks for any help!
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JaredWPhillips
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No, you don't have to have the trailer battery installed to tow. The trailer lights will work from the truck.
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montanacamping
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My trailer brakes do not work if I do not have a battery hooked up also you will not have a break a way brake.
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F1bNorm
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You should be OK to tow. The only function would be to power the break away brakes. Make sure the cables are not shorting out, this would not be good for the tow car.
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spike99
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NO 12V battery in the TT means NO 12V power on its emergency Break Away switch. If TT becomes unhooked, it will continue to slide down the road, and create much more damage. Legally (and insurance) speaking, if RV was factory built with 12V emergency break away switch, it must work (on public roads). If my RV dealer (to get the problem fixed) was on flat roads only 1 mile down the slow speed road, I'd tow with no emergency break away system. But, I'd never tow it on fast higways or more than walking distance... Your call!
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Gau 8
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F1bNorm wrote:You should be OK to tow. The only function would be to power the break away brakes. Make sure the cables are not shorting out, this would not be good for the tow car.
Norm
We don't need no stinking breakaway brakes!
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beemerphile1
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Like said, the emergency breakaway system requires a battery. If your trailer is heavy enough to require brakes in your state it would be illegal to tow without the battery making the breakaway system nonfunctional.
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kaydeejay
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As others have said, you don't need it until you REALLY NEED IT (when the trailer breaks away), but then it's too late!
Why not just take the battery to be repaired, or just replace it?
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kaydeejay
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montanacamping wrote:My trailer brakes do not work if I do not have a battery hooked up also you will not have a break a way brake. Not correct! Trailer brakes work from the truck under normal circumstances, but need the trailer battery in the unlikely event of a break-away.
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full_mosey
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traveltrailergirl wrote:Hi all...
Was just hookin up my trailer to my truck and kinda damaged a post on my 12v battery...do I need the batery hooked up to tow...can I tow the trailer to a battery store to replace the post? Dang!!
Thanks for any help!
If your battery is damaged to the extent that it needs replacing, why don't you simply remove the battery and put it in the back of your truck and drive to the store?
HTH;
John
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