Made a brake tool for the launch ramp

[TRAILN]

I always launch and load solo so nobody to hold the brakes for me.

This holds the brake pedal down so my car doesn?t accidentally roll down into the lake. lol

Parking brakes by design don?t hold so well in reverse. Also when they are wet they don?t hold as well.

Parking brakes only lock the rear 2 wheels. This method locks all 4 wheels.

When driving the boat onto the trailer there is a huge amount of force on the parking pin in the transmission. I?ve seen it rock back and forth a lot.

I've used this method for many years and it works great. The problem with a straight stick is I would knock it loose with my knee when getting in and out.

I used this many times this year and its been working great.

 

[Alumarine]

Good idea, I like that.

 

[gm280]

That can help unless the ramp is slippery. And I've see that myself. Some people use wheel chocks to keep the vehicle form moving backwards. But anything that helps is worth the effort. :thumb:

 

[Brandon5778]

Thanks, I may try making one myself.

 

[dennis461]

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You all may have this tool already...
PVC tubing (beach rod holder) and bungee cord.
Power brakes do not need a lot of pressure.
The PVC need to be long enough to reach from pedal, through the steering wheel, and up about 6 more inches.
Bungee cord then goes from PVC top down to anything rigid.

 

[TRAILN]

Thanks all.

 

[redneck joe]

cool, only thing I would change design wise is the part at the wheel I'd make it C shaped. To your point of knocking it out that would help a bit - or if you didn't seat it quite right. Wouldn't have to make the top part of the C as deeep, just enough to help it not slip off.

 

[Jeepster04]

Thats a pretty cool idea really. They use something similar when performing alignments on your vehicle to insure that it doesnt move.

My parking brake works surprisingly well so thats not an issue for me. It actually holds better in R than D and I never power load so the vehicle sees no forward movement.

Ive yet to see anyone else at the ramp use a parking brake and and Ive never heard of anyone having paw issues... So idk... It makes one heck of a banging sound when they pop it out of park though.