Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Electric brakes for boat trailer, nice upgrade.

Winnipesaukee Divers · 04-13-2012, 06:34 AM

My trailer has 4 wheel disk-surge breaks... At first I had mixed feeling about how effective they would be. I also didn't like the slop in the trailer connector. But after living with them for three years and towing several thousand miles, I've come to like them very much. It's great feeling when you step on the breaks and that 9,000 pound beast behind you behave like it suppose too. The slop in the connector is pretty much un-noticeable. The disks are built for repeated submerging in salt water. There is no break fad on long grades. Since they work so well you can't back up the trailer unless you have it plugged into the truck. It uses the back-up lights circuit to activate a lock-out solenoid.

The only part I don't like is, the truck doesn't know the trailer is back there (via electric break feedback) and the trailer stabilization system doesn't work. After towing my new camper for 6k miles this past winter I've really come to appreciate that feature of the new Ford tuck with it Max Tow package.

I've sold my boat, due to be delivered next week, so I'll be looking to bum rides to my favorite dive sites this summer...

04-13-2012, 06:34 AM	#2
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Disk breaks My trailer has 4 wheel disk-surge breaks... At first I had mixed feeling about how effective they would be. I also didn't like the slop in the trailer connector. But after living with them for three years and towing several thousand miles, I've come to like them very much. It's great feeling when you step on the breaks and that 9,000 pound beast behind you behave like it suppose too. The slop in the connector is pretty much un-noticeable. The disks are built for repeated submerging in salt water. There is no break fad on long grades. Since they work so well you can't back up the trailer unless you have it plugged into the truck. It uses the back-up lights circuit to activate a lock-out solenoid. The only part I don't like is, the truck doesn't know the trailer is back there (via electric break feedback) and the trailer stabilization system doesn't work. After towing my new camper for 6k miles this past winter I've really come to appreciate that feature of the new Ford tuck with it Max Tow package. I've sold my boat, due to be delivered next week, so I'll be looking to bum rides to my favorite dive sites this summer...