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reminder to disconnect trailer lights

  • 29-10-2017 2:24pm
    #1
    studdlymurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭


    How do you remember? I have drove away from trailers a few rimes now with the lights and brakes still attached. To many hours lost fixing it at this stage. Any clever ways to remember to disconnect?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    larthehar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 607 ✭✭✭larthehar


    studdlymurphy wrote: »
    How do you remember? I have drove away from trailers a few rimes now with the lights and brakes still attached. To many hours lost fixing it at this stage. Any clever ways to remember to disconnect?
    Thanks.

    But you remember to lift off the hitch?! Weld on a sign that you have to lift up and hold up out of the way to unhook hitch!


  • #3
    studdlymurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭studdlymurphy


    larthehar wrote:
    But you remember to lift off the hitch?! Weld on a sign that you have to lift up and hold up out of the way to unhook hitch!


    Thats what ill do. Make a flap hang over the hitch handle. Thanks


  • #4
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    studdlymurphy wrote: »
    How do you remember? I have drove away from trailers a few rimes now with the lights and brakes still attached. To many hours lost fixing it at this stage. Any clever ways to remember to disconnect?
    Thanks.

    I disconnect the lights and brakes first then the hitch.


  • #5
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    I disconnect the lights and brakes first then the hitch.

    However the RSA on the BE test want the brakeaway cable on first and off last

    Enough said


  • #6
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,194 ✭✭✭alps


    lakill Farm wrote: »
    However the RSA on the BE test want the brakeaway cable on first and off last

    Enough said

    The RSA have a picture in their information booklet of the brakeaway cable wrapped around the hitch, which seems nonsensicle...


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  • #7
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Put a sticker dash like a check list.

    Put the cable of the hitch and use a bungee rope or cable tie so you would have to remove to get to hitch.


  • #8
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    alps wrote: »
    The RSA have a picture in their information booklet of the brakeaway cable wrapped around the hitch, which seems nonsensicle...

    I think your suppose to clip it onto the drawbar structure if it’s available. That’s what instructure said to me


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