Just won the trailer on Govt Liqu and have a time limit to pick it up. I have a 5 Ton to tow it, but it's down for maintenance for a week or so. I have a 1 ton dully Ford/w pintle and want to pick it up from the depot a 100 miles away. Does anyone know if the trailer will move without air on the trailer break system? Will it free roll, or are the breaks locked until aired up? Thanks, Steve
You have to cage the brakes.
Don't do it. Don't even consider it.
Your pickup truck will likely pull it just fine. You won't be able to stop. The M989A1 won't transfer any weight to the tongue. You'll have the same amount of traction as you do empty. that trailer will push you everywhere, and your braking distance from 55mph will be in excess of 600 feet . (Usually about 130ft).
Someone will chime in and tell you it's illegal, and it is. But beyond being illegal it's dangerous to the point of fantasy. I give your odds of making it 100 miles as less than 50%.
I just had to know, so I hooked my M989A1 to my 1ton ram dually. I've got a 6spd manual transmission and enhaust brake. I towed it at low speeds off of public roads. Pulls fine, but you will not stop it in any reasonable distance even at 15mph.
You've just got to have air to the trailer to safely move one of these, seriously.
