doorfx
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Humorous picture thread
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Stompin Tom
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Callous disregard for the laws. Plain and simple. You admitted you know you need trailer brakes and you openly disregard that requirement.
Here is what I dont understand. You are a small business man, you have worked most of your life to put you in your financial position. That blatant disregard for that one simple law could cause you to loose everything you have worked for. If you were in an accident and somebody was seriously injured or killed you could be sued for everything you own, business and personal. You could loose your home, your equipment, your license. Simply because you were to lazy to wire your truck properly to haul an electric brake trailer legally. You cant say you didnt know they worked, you blatantly didnt do your due diligence and knowingly hauled equipment without trailer brakes hooked up.
If you have a class 3 or class 1 license you are held to a higher standard in a court of law when it comes to driver infractions.
Your original post on the subject:
"Trailer brakes are overrated.......
I've ran my dump truck with my light trailer for years without putting a brake controller in, i'm lazy. It's not legal but i'm not concerned about pulling my skidsteer or mini hoe behind a tandem without brakes unless it's icy. It could haul it in the box, the truck stops it fine."
That is not what I would consider a professional driver.
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Really? Look at page 9 here and this is Alberta government site https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/409...ownload/recreational-vehicle-towing-guide.pdf
Stompin Tom
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and this link says different. Maybe a difference between commercial transportation and RV, I dont know.
https://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2182.htm
Look at above post, no I don't need brakes, it is legal. I always laugh when people say the whole what if accident happens thing. First off it has to be your fault to even matter. If you're driving down the road and someone smacks you no fault of your own and there is something illegal on your vehicle it doesn't automatically become your fault. Now at fault for an accident and caused by something illegal on your vehicle? Yea you're screwed. I don't haul sketchy chit, in fact i'm the opposite i've never had a close call hauling my equipment. But as I said, i'm more concerned with safety then a stupid minor law. My only close call has been due to a incompetent shop that almost wrote off my entire rig due to not putting cotter pin on slack adjuster properly and it falling out. No one worries about liability. When I told them what happened they shrugged it off and didn't care even though they were 1/2" away from potentially a 7 figure lawsuit and killing people.
I'll drive down the road with a tire a few lbs lower on air that's not legal without a second thought. But I go overkill with my requirements with chains for example because I want my equipment to stay shiny side up, and want it to be tied down how I like it, not just legal.
No not really. All of them say the same thing with a bit different wording. It's either or. The link I showed is the clearest one with examples.
Lightningmike
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Total thread derailment here
Got boost want snow
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Watching you guy argue is entertaining but this is the humorous picture thread!!! JS
Did anyone read the DISCLAIMER on page #2?
Grinder
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Just get the dots to go over his rig. Then you'll have your answer. Now go start another topic to argue in.
Nevermind i see its been started
Nevermind i see its been started
doorfx
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Stompin Tom
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snopro
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Bahahaha! Be looking in the wrong spot in the dark lol
papajake
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Must be Wallmart why would you go out in public looking like that holy shyt that’s grose
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