figures i'm out doing armee stuff for the last couple days (that and being sick with a sick daughter) and i come back to find that the first "tire" post is of don's buick.
once i get some free time I am going to make some tire posts as i used to work for cooper tire america and for some reason have a passion for tire performance.
my first post will be about the new nitto exo grappler's that i'm currently running and some of the other tires that i have either ran or experienced multiple failures with in the past.

Don those brakes work both in emergencies and in normal braking situations. The pintle is free floating inside a sleeve and when brakes are applied to the vehicle the trailer will push forward towards the vehicle causing the pintle to slide into the sleeve and pushing on the hydraulic piston applying the brakes. The breakaway cable forces maximum pressure onto the brakes once pulled. It is a fool proof system that has no electronics to wear out or bias valves to freeze up. you do have to grease the sleeve annually (according to the tm) to ensure it slides properly but to be honest every 3-5 years is fine.

the only issue we run into with these trailers is with the wiring and it is mostly operator error. most of the time they push in the pins on the pigtail connector or drive with the parking brakes applied.

Barnett Performance on duramax forum.

Glad you were able to get the websight off the ground. I have been away for a very long time and have alot to catch up on. I will help in any way I can and fingers crossed maybe I will get a chance to stop by the place on my way to PA for christmas with the family.