Either type of trailer brake when working properly should be fine. Mountains can be a issue both on the way up ( possible over heating) or the way down (brake fade.) Use a lower gear and go slow on steep/ long down hill runs so you don't fry the brakes. If you go slow and don't tailgate you should have no problems so long as there is no ice/snow and the road is reasonably flat. I also put a strong chain from the machine to the rear of the trailer as what scares me the most is a machine flying towards the rear of the tow vehicle under hard braking. I also like to screw 2"x4" to the trailer deck ( if it has a wood deck) around the machine base so it can not slide. Multiple 3,300 lb is likely ok but I would prefer something stronger, 5,000 lbs plus. I would use the strongest ones I could find. The straps are not to pick it up, they are just to keep it on the trailer. Is there a legal requirement pertaining to ratchet strap rating and load ?No specific legal requirement except that the load must be properly secured.
If I am hauling 8000 lbs does each ratchet strap need to be rated for 8K or over ? Or is it perfectly fine to just use several 3300 lb straps, such that the combined rating of all straps far exceeds 8000lbs ? When I moved my Autometric, which weighed in at 5K, I used about five 3300 lb straps. Actually, they were decent tires until the tread fell off.
Not the 500's, I got a set of those free too. No idea how many sets of tires he went through, but pretty sure that chain store would never sell him anything else. Got a replacement at the junkyard, did some hack welding, finally made it to northern california. Made it to Los Angeles before the rear end gave out. Finally went to driving at night on cooler roads, got up to two days per set.
Next day same (going 50, he was a slow driver anyhow). Bought an old box van, loaded his entire shop into it (including the 10ee.) Bought new tires. He lived in Florida, moved to California. That's why driving at night can be a help. Either from too much speed or too low pressure or too much load. I didn't see it listed but the speed is what kills tiresHeat, actually.