michigan is so cool

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michigan is so cool

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scroll down and you'll see what i mean. if you cant look at .pdf, sorry
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/recre ... 1025_7.pdf
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Looks like I need to get busy and build a second Pusher.
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That's terrifying! Most people can barely handle a trailer :shock:

And I am sure that not everyone pays attention to the amount of braking power that train would take to stop.

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Thats a good point; with semi trucks, we have air brakes on all trailers. With these rigs, in fact all passenger cars hauling trailers, I don't think they have brakes? I've heard of electric trailer brakes for cars, but i don't know about it.
Anyone know?
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Post by captainkf »

Yep they do. They're called brake buddy's (or other brands).

http://www.brakebuddy.com/

Or the trailers may have brake with a brake controller like this one:

http://www.dexteraxle.com/predator_dx2_brake_controller

However I doubt everyone is spending $1000 on additional braking components.

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