When hooking up trailer to bike do you hook to a solid connection or a break away type connection? Like a cable tie.

Was thinking about a local guy, had chains hooked up solid and trailer came loose and popped rear tire going down the highway. He did not survive. Would have a break away type connection helped or not. Let's just say trailer hit tire several times and then broke beed on tire. What would happen in a break away type connection? Possibly hit bike once and off goes the trailer.

Just thinking out loud.

 

Good question.

I have a hitch reciever on my Motortrike kit, but had a carry tray made to haul a folded wheelchair if needed in the future. Having a trailer behind me wasnt a first choice because of my situation

 

Mine is hooked firmly, I would hate to lose my trailer and it take out some one else.

 

I have always hooked mine up firmly also.


I would hate to take someone out also but if I had to chose it would be someone else.

 

In most states, if you get caught with a breakaway system you are in deep hocky!

In Omaha a guy lost a small trailer behind a car. It crossed I80 and speared a car on the other side of the interstate. Trailer tongue went right through the drivers chest.

If I am pulling the thing, I feel it is my responsibility to control it at all times.

My question is why did it come loose in the first place??????

Not trying to cause trouble, just voicing an opinion.

 

I don't know why it came loose. I don't think you are causing trouble and opinions are OK.

 

Kentuckydave; Its not an Opinion, it is VHT&S Law! Trailers must be secured to the tow vehicle via chains. Personally, on bikes, I make sure those chains can not come off so I don't use S hooks.

If you have concerns over pulling a trailer with the bike to the point where you don;t what to hook it properly, you should not be towing. Chances are you will have other problems with the trailer before it unhooks and blows out a tire.

 

Not a concern just a question, I have heard both ways are better.

As said before, I hook to a solid connection, not a break away connection.

 

I have considered using some sort of device that will allow the trailer to break away, figured if the worst does happen and somehow the trailer separated from the hitch i would be better off losing it. I never gave much thought to the damage it could cause to someone else in this scenario....definitely making me rethink things now.