Fall of 2021 we were getting ready to pickup a new cow for a friend. After we hooked up the trailer and were checking everything we discovered that the puppy had chewed through the wiring harness on the trailer and we didn’t have any trailer lights. I ran to town and picked up some wired trailer lights. I have used them before and they are just barely long enough for our livestock trailer. I installed them and went into the house to grab a drink. 60 seconds later I came out of the house the puppy had chewed the wire on the new temporary trailer lights! Anyway while I was at Harbor Freight I noticed a set of battery powered wireless lights. I ran back to town and grabbed them and a set of battery powered running lights.
This is what I typically had around the farm for when the trailers had light issues. They are an excellent economical solution to have on hand. The magnets aren’t as strong as I like though. They also are barely wide enough for some of the trailers and are only 20ft long so they don’t work on a trailer longer than 16ft.
I wish I got these years ago. They do cost a lot but I have gone through several of the wired ones in that timeframe. Something always seems to happen. Eventually they fall off and get damaged or the wires drag (Or a dog chews them :) These ones have really strong magnets and haven’t budged even though we have hit some huge potholes! My favorite part is that I don’t have to worry about the animals getting tangled in the wires like with the old versions.
Con’s: They are battery powered and sometimes will lose their power even if they are turned off. I leave them plugged in and just unplug them when they are needed. They will last at least 10 hours of use. One other issue is they don’t have running lights, just turn signals. You need to purchase running lights separately. See below.
These running lights have worked great. we use two of them in conjunction with the wireless trailer lights or just as an emergency backup.
You should always check your trailer lights before going on a drive. When there is an issue this tester helps determine whether the problem is on the car or the trailer.
You don’t want to be stuck at the side of the road but just in case it is a really good idea to have some safety gear on hand. This is DOT approved and helps to make sure cars have time to move over while you are working on the vehicle or just waiting for the tow truck.
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