bruceb58
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LOL!Like I said must be me you Da man.
Does anyone actually sell these flush kits anymore?
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LOL!Like I said must be me you Da man.
I understand the difference between the two controllers. I am going to try the one I ordered and if I feel I need something else I will get it. I understand and appreciate your opinions regarding the controllers. However, not everyone tows the same weight with the same vehicle, therefore the demands you place on your brake system will differ from person to person. I have had no trailer brakes to this point and adding brakes, even with a time delay controller will improve my stopping efficiency. Something I had not mentioned is the weight of what I'm towing, fully loaded with gear my boat and trailer are about 4200lbs. Not all that heavy compared to what a lot of folks haul around.
I added brakes to my trailer, and also went with time-delayed controller.
Works fine for my situation.
I am towing much less weight than than just about anyone with trailer brakes.
Trailer is only 2000#, behind a 4700# tow vehicle.
But what a difference the brakes make.
I'm not sure any brake system likes frequent salt water...
I worked in a shop next door to a Navy small boat unit, appx 22 ft (estimating) boats on tandem trailers. The boats were launched an average of 3 days a week. They were rebuilding/replacing the trailer disc brakes every 6 months on each trailer. They must not have had much over 500 miles on a set of brakes.
Lol I meant electric brakes...and....why can't we edit posts....I'm 100% salt water Long Island region so I will stick with surge brakes which work well for my purpose. However I noticed something interesting while browsing over at e trailer dot com....a 12" x 2" dacromat electric trailer brake! Id think these would have to be more corrosion resistant than plain electric brakes.
How is the manual adjustment on the shoes? I set mine so that you can hear slight scraping but there is no actual drag.
Aha so you could use those dacromat coated electric brakes I saw on e trailer dot com.....as far as I know they only come in the 12" size.
Even in freshwater they would be a good idea as far as longevity. My boat stays on a mooring in salt water all season so my trailer does not have to go in salt that often. If I was a trailer boater I'd probably have to switch to all stainless disc brakes ($$$). For my use the drums work fine and are much less $$ to repair.