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So sorry to hear this. Glad everyone is ok. Prayers are with you.

Yep. All I ever use.

Ok got my switch changed out. Turns out the 0 ring on the plunger was hard and had glued itself to the housing. Took a lot of effort to get the plunger to pull out but it was in good shape and not melted. Would probably be a good idea to periodically lubricate the O ring to keep it supple. I’m not so sure that it would not have broken the cable from the plunger if suddenly jerked.

My Progressive through Miller insurance.

Interesting Jim. I just changed to Progressive from National General through Miller Insurance. My contact was Roxanne Sutton. I specifically asked her about bob tail coverage and was told there were no restrictions. They did have to cover the trailer also but it is a separate policy. Wonder why a difference? I did also speak with Grace Street at Lazy Days in Florida (same company Rick is using) and she was quoting me a Progressive policy but it was the same rate and coverage Miller quoted so I stayed where I had been for the past 14 years.

Thanks Chet. Always a teaching/learning experience with you. I so much appreciate it.

Happy Birthday 🎁

I am electric over hydraulic. Interesting finding on your forensics. Makes sense though. I’ve ordered a new switch and when installed will tear apart the old to see if what you describe might be a reoccurring issue. If so two solutions come to mind. 1. Slip a pared down popsicle stick between the contacts to let them cool for awhile, then quickly change with the plastic plunger. OR 2. Put an on/off switch on the 12 volt wire. (Not ideal but should work).

Chet, Reason for replacement is the “plug” connected to the lanyard has become fused to the body of the switch so I can’t pull on the lanyard and remove it. Going to probably have to put vice grips on it to get it out. Want to have a new one available cause I’m sure it’s probably going to break. If so couldn’t I just cut and connect the two wires to complete the circuit, reconnect the battery and test with the clamp on meter?

Thanks Jim.

I have a 2017 DRV trailer that has a two wire emergency breakaway switch for the brakes. It’s the one that has the lanyard that activates the brakes if the trailer becomes disconnected from the hitch. The present factory one is ESCO and I’m wondering if a generic, Curt, or Hobbs replacement should work (I can get those locally)?

Good reminder, Rick. It’s okay to build outside the box but the further we stray from compliance the more we place ourselves on the radar for regulation. Sooner or later it will bite us on the backside.

New myth to discuss. Wheel bearings on a trailer need to be repacked every other year.

Good to know.

Rick, Allstate cancelled a homeowner’s policy we had in Texas for a broken window claim. We had been with them 20 years with only one other claim 5 years prior for hail damage on roof.