Re: For those of you with tandem axle trailers. Have brakes on one axle or both?
Texas just states brakes are required on trailers weighing 4500#. Doesn't say anything about dual sets on dual axles though.
Not exactly what the law says - and the law is an odd one - they actually call out brakes for the rear axle specifically. Normally if you only had brakes on one axle they would be in the front.
? 547.402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRAKES. (a)
Required brakes shall operate on each wheel of a vehicle except: (1) special mobile equipment;
(2) a vehicle that is towed as a commodity when at
least one set of the towed vehicle's wheels is on the roadway, if
the combination of vehicles complies with the performance
requirements of this chapter; and
(3) a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer with a
gross weight heavier than 4,500 pounds but not heavier than 15,000
pounds drawn at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour, if the brakes
operate on both wheels of the rear axle. (b) A truck or truck-tractor that has at least three axles
is not required to have brakes on the front wheels, but must have
brakes that:
(1) operate on the wheels of one steerable axle if the
vehicle is equipped with at least two steerable axles; and
(2) comply with the performance requirements of this
chapter.
(c) A trailer or semitrailer that has a gross weight of
15,000 pounds or less may use surge or inertia brake systems to
satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a).
(d) Brakes shall be maintained in good working order and
adjusted to operate on wheels on each side of the vehicle as equally
as practicable.
http://law.onecle.com/texas/transportation/547.402.00.html
