Re: [A/S] trailer brakes

[hhamp5246@xxxxxxx]

>   Guess I thought the brakes got their power from the truck as they are 
> connected throught the pig tail.

My horse trailer has a little batter on the tongue that powers the 
*emergency* trailer brake.

The trailer brakes do come from the pigtail, but if disconnected from the 
truck the emergency brake stops the trailer and that's the reason you leave the 
batteries on.

Hunter 
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