Bumperlt12
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2012
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- 170
Current system is a non working electric system. Bearing went out a few weeks ago and almost lost a wheel. Today actually lost a wheel after a different bearing failure..... luckily the boat wasn't on it. I was trying to limp home so it wasn't on I-5 or something.
Seems like to common sense to NOT have electric brakes on a boat trailer........ but whatever.
What other options are there?
My boat weighs about 4,000 lbs dry.
Truck for now is a 99 F150 7700. Towed it a good 150 miles total with significant issues. That said, its coming into summer and hasn't been really tested going long distance.
Don't have a ton of money right now. My thought was end up with a disc brake system on some sort, and buy the rotors/hubs now, just to get the wheels back on and have an operational trailer. Not in a huge hurry here, boat is moored.
Probably going to redo the whole damn trailer so its pretty again with new lights and whatnot. But first is brakes.
Seems like to common sense to NOT have electric brakes on a boat trailer........ but whatever.
What other options are there?
My boat weighs about 4,000 lbs dry.
Truck for now is a 99 F150 7700. Towed it a good 150 miles total with significant issues. That said, its coming into summer and hasn't been really tested going long distance.
Don't have a ton of money right now. My thought was end up with a disc brake system on some sort, and buy the rotors/hubs now, just to get the wheels back on and have an operational trailer. Not in a huge hurry here, boat is moored.
Probably going to redo the whole damn trailer so its pretty again with new lights and whatnot. But first is brakes.
