goeduck
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Well, he got it up. He might need medical care if it stays up there for more than 4 hours. Looks like a photoshop?
Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong
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It is my neighbor
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I see stuff like that everyday from local farms, and I honestly don't see a problem with it, as long as trailer brakes and emergency break-away are working (PA requires brakes on every axle). I am sure this guy is hauling that load just across the farm, or on local roads between field and storage, not at high speed on the interstate.
The only apparent danger is if the trailer brakes become disabled, that trailer is heavy enough to drag that truck backwards down a hill, given the obviously-frozen conditions. Then again, I've had more hydraulic brake line failures over the years on my pickup trucks driven in snow and salt, than electric brake failures on trailers.
In states that only require brakes on one axle of a pair, I guess this could be a much bigger danger, if all of the weight of the trailer isn't on the only axle with brakes. Imagine a tail-heavy trailer breaking away from the truck, with the only brakes on the front axle. In that case, the whole trailer is just going to freewheel away, with the break-away on only the front axle doing nearly nothing to stop the load. It's really surprising all states don't require brakes on all axles.
RandyT
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Illinois is like that. Trailers between 3000-5000lbs require brakes on 1 axle 5001+lbs require brakes on all axles. Not a big deal with the guys pulling larger trailers. The issue is with the utility tandem axle trailers with 3.5K axles, but either don't have brakes or brakes on 1 axle and licensed for 3K, but they haul way more weight than that.
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When a rogue trailer is freewheeling down a hill at me, I'm not sure my first thought will be, "don't worry, it's only 4999 lb.". 
Too many Kubotas
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Brakes on the front axle only would actually be the best case in that scenario. Much like with a tandem axle trailer with brakes only on the rear axle going forwards.
With a typical spring suspension, hitting the brakes makes the rear axle plant itself while lifting the front axle.
