[Bushwacker]

Bryan, I think Fla. law requires brakes on any rig over 3000 lbs. Haven't noticed it being enforced very much, but if you ever got into an accident, it could be an issue. Also, the better your tow vehicles brakes are, the easier it is to jack-knife the trailer in a panic stop! Trailer brakes add a lot of stability during a hard stop. I towed my rig for years without trailer brakes, but adding them made a huge difference in stopping ability. I've towed it over 1400 miles in last couple of years, and I wouldn't consider a long trip without them. If you tow very much in heavy traffic, especially on any sort of freeway at high speed, trailer brakes are cheap insurance against running over some idiot that pulls out in front of you without looking! Denny