Breakaway system with built-in charger is designed to bring a trailer safely to a stop by activating its electric brakes should it become disconnected while being towed. Push-button tester lets you know if the rechargeable battery is fully charged.
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Note: A breakaway system is required by law in most states for trailers that are equipped with electric brakes and have a GTW of at least 3,000 lbs.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (487 Customer Reviews)
Breakaway system with built-in charger is designed to bring a trailer safely to a stop by activating its electric brakes should it become disconnected while being towed. Push-button tester lets you know if the rechargeable battery is fully charged.Following the installation instructions made the work fairly straightforward. The hole pattern for the case was as-advertised, so it fit perfectly where the old kit was installed on the trailer rail.
I was able to find hard-to-find lug nuts for my Haulmark trailer on etrailer; no auto parts store carried tis size. My break-away battery was dead, not surprising after 18 years of service. I also was able to cancel a wiring harness on my order, as I found the missing one in my garage.
All in all, etrailer is a pleasure to work with and has all the parts I need to keep my trailer in top shape.
The best costumer service I've received in years. Stacy was superb!!! and asked me all the right question about the parts I ordered. The "track your parts" was spot on. the only thing was I got my order in two days rather than three, as was promised. All parts were in stock and I received them in perfect condition, including an 8' trim piece. I don't normal fill out reviews, but this company went over and above!
All of my Hopkins products purchases through etrailer have been great products and great values. etrailer knows what they have and how an where to use them. Shipping and customer service are fantastic.
This trailer break-away braking kit got here fast and was as advertised.
I bought these brake batteries when rewiring two old horse trailers. This is the third & fourth trailer I've rewired, so I'm pretty used to it by now. Everything about this product went together easily. Routing the wires on the trailer was another story, as usual.
I sold one trailer, but I've been using the other trailer infrequently for about a year now, and the brakes seem to be working quite well. I haven't had an occasion to test the breakaway battery out on the road, fortunately, but the little lights on the top indicate that it's maintaining a good charge, and the breakaway switch did lock up the brakes when I tested it in my shop.
BTW, I *love* pairing these with the Bargman coiled wiring plugs. They're so much nicer to use than straight wires.
I really wanted a 9 ah setup to insure ample power but I could not find one that also had a push button test feature so I decided I would just mount two and configure them to work together. It uses two, dpdt switches to switch the units on and off line either independently or together. This gives me assurance of ample power and a backup to each other..
One thing I'm going to do is run a diode isolated circuit to the cold side of the breakaway switch to the l.e.d. Break lights so if the trailer ever did come lose, it will also apply the break lights. The two diodes will keep the tow vehicles breaklight power from back feeding into the actuator's emergency stop circuit.
This breakaway kit was a good value and installed easily, but what I am most impressed with is the customer service orientation of etrailer.com. When they determined that shipping of this product would be delayed, they immediately informed me and offered to send a comparable product that would ship immediately. Whenever I need anything for my trailers I don't even check other sources because I know from experience that etrailer.com will have the best price, fastest shipping and amazing customer service. And they are always able and willing to answer my questions and guide me in solving my trailer related problems.
I have not yet installed the breakaway kit, but I have never received anything but high-quality products from etrailer. I always go to them first.
I had a few questions on how to install a product. I called and talked with Jamie. She was able guide thru the whole installation. Very cheerful, kind and never made me feel like I was a bother.
Good replacement for broken or worn out factory breakaway kit
etrailer provided very good service. They were responsive to my issue, sent out a return for the parts, inspected everything and replaced what needed to be changed.
I'm very pleased with the service we've received and their system has worked well for us in flat towing our jeep...
I spent a lot of time looking at and for an emergency trailer brake. I loved the etrailer website, it showed me good, better, best and clearly and quickly told me the costs and the difference between each. My unit arrived sooner than expected, in excellent shape, and included a battery which was a surprise! I have not installed it yet, but I am sure it will work great and do exactly what I need it to do. I have ordered from etrailer before and have never been anything but happy with my products.
Your representative answered my questions before I placed my order. The part came in, looks like a match. I will keep you posted as to how it works out. Shipped out as told, received as expected.
Fast shipping. Not installed yet but looks like nice quality at a reasonable price. Thanks for the speedy delivery.
Exceptional experience,
Was shipped very quickly and arrived before scheduled .
Part fit correctly and was high quality . I’m going to purchase a few more to install on my other trailers .
This co is top notch !
Easy install if you are somewhat mechanically inclined. buy it you will like it.
Product works well
Applies power to the electrical brakes if the cord is pulled
Easy to put the cord back into the switch
Used on a homemade trailer
That was made to carry bale barns
(hay feeder for horses)
The Break-away kit with charger and tester and a top mount display is a well made product that took maybe 4 minutes to replace and 8 more minutes to wire. The original was damaged when loading my trailer and no longer charged the battery making the breakaway system useless. I was looking for the circuit board to replace, but the entire unit was well priced and easy to replace. The only thing I would add to the kit are the needed butt splice wire connectors.
Excellent product. Wire and battery is the quality you want on your equipment. This was a direct replacement for a Peaque trailer I bought new 6 years ago that we use for our excavating company daily. I would recommend this product.
Price was right, installation and wiring was easy ad expected
Battery Breakaway Box is of good quality & u can utilize the different cutouts for entrance/exit of wiring with common electrical wire knockout clamps , although wiring instructions on battery box need more clarification or better wiring instructions added to product . Also information on test circuit lighting functions of breakaway battery box would be helpful also .
Easy install, have purchased this before and probably will buy it again whenever I need another.
Great product, great service, best pric e!
Quick processing, and delivery. reasonably priced . Adding this to my enclosed 16' trailer. Plan to mount it inside to keep it safe and secure. Impressed that it came fully charged. etrailer is my initial go to source for any trailer / motorhome /ATV related purchases. Great selection of parts and tons of how - to videos . Thank you for everything.
This was a direct replacement and I purchased it based on price.
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