Trailer Brakes
I know we've discussed brakes before, but wanted this to be about safety and our trailers: Most of our trailers have electric brakes. Recently, I had someone tell me if the old 50s brakes were hooked...
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I disassembled my old 1953 brakes to see if I could fix them. Pulled the drum and outer bearings. Cleaned the brakes and found my magnets burned out. Took me a while and several dismantelings to...
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This is a great subject. I have zero knowledge of trailer brakes but would love to change that. My trailer is supposedly 20' (according to the title). I don't know where they got that since it is...
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Our Loliner had the wires there for the brakes but they had never been hooked up . I ran all new wires under the trailer and cleaned the magnets with a scotchbrite pad. I had a break controller...
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The old brakes usually do work. They have very few miles on them compared to today's rigs. We've found they look very good compared to the condition of the trailer. Now surge brakes-they are another...
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I didn't have a controller when I brought my Lo-Liner home. One wheel did sieze on the way out of a parking lot and then rolled. I stopped to check it a couple of times and got home in one piece. I've...
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I can tell you about B.C as far as safety etc.. I am a Certified vehicle inspector and am licenced to do trailers as well. The answer is YES... If your trailer has brakes they MUST be functioning....
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Thanks Gromit, I agree with everything you said. My trailers with electric brakes have not had a break away at all. I've added one to the two that are running electric brakes, as they both also have a...
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Here's my question. On my other trailer (not vintage) I replaced the bearings and races. I repacked the bearings, I adjusted the brakes for light contact when the tow vehicle brakes, and I reassembled...
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Thank you for the replies. I am guessing that the process of making my newer trailer safer is nearly the same as working on Vintage - to some degree. That's how I justify posting about it. I am...
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Hi Charles, Thank you for the concern over the topic matter, but brakes are brakes, vintage or new they are a very important, but mysterious and scary part of a trailer (to most owners). Any...
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Thanks. I concluded this topic reaches all of us whose trailers have brakes and all of us whose vehicles have brake controllers. I consider it practice for the next trailer I work on and towing...
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I've always been told that any trailer over 1500 pounds requires brakes. Is that true or was I misinformed? My Silver Streak, as far as I can tell ,weighs 4300 pounds and has electric brakes on 1 of...
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I think the rules are a little different state by state, but 1500 pounds sounds about right for required brakes. Anyone else? I'm thinking your trailer should slow when you manually apply the...
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Thanks VK As soon as the weather cools down a little (109 here in Phoenix today) I'm going to drag it home and do a thorough checkout of the system. I suspect the wiring to the brakes looks...
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Brakes are a mystery to me--and these (as well as Rob's discussions from the more distant past) have helped a lot. Here's another interesting wrinkle I encountered on the perpetually reliable '64...
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I no longer leave my pro forma, everything'll be fine checks to the last minute. best, craigM Words of wisdom... Thanks for sharing them Craig! My son and I are currently returning from a 1200 mile...
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AZMIKE wrote: the wiring to the brakes looks suspiciously like lamp cord LOL I think that falls under the "what were they thinking?" header.
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I worked on my trailer over the last two days in between making a paper mache volcano with my youngest son. The first is getting actually hot while the second only figuratively. I pulled the wheels...
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I put new insulation around the worn blue (positive) wire and isolated it from contact with the drum with zip ties. I plan to reground the brake wires at a later time. I pulled the drums and had them...
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