[VAC] Re: Brake controllers

[Jim Clark <jec1938@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob:
The wires associated with the brakeing come from the controller... back 
in the good old days, (60's) the light and turn wires were 
spliced in where ever the installer could find them... I remember him 
digging behind the panels of my station wagon to find the light 
wires....When factory trailer packages became popular the mfg's started 
running the wires with the wire harnesses...

I think you might find that the trailer hauling business is more 
expensive than you are willing to get into at this point... one accident 
and your trailer friend will own your truck and maybe your trailer 
too...you might want to go so far as to set up a corporation that can 
shelter your personal property...Let XYZ towing ( a limited partnership) 
do the towing and you go along to help drive...( I can hear 
the plaintif's lawyer now... "Why your honor, the truck they were using 
was 35 years old.!!!, no wonder they broke an axle, lost a 
wheel and wrecked a vlaued family heirloom trailer....the loss of which 
has caused unbearable pain and suffering to my client,, )
Some good deeds are just not worth the risk....At the very least get the 
trailer owner to sign an agreement stating he understands 
the risk and limits the damage claims to 100.00 regrardless of what 
happens...the owner should be able to understand that you are 
not a full time puller and don't carry the kind of protection that will 
cover every crazy thing that might come along and damage his 
trailler regardless of whose custody the law might think the trailer was 
in at the time...(like acts of God, war, civil unrest and all the 
other things contracts protect you against...)  You need a lawyer now to 
make sure you can afford one when you really need one...

As usual... Best of Luck..
Jim Clark