Hi Scott, I have been contemplating trailer brakes for the Trailrite trailer for my M15. What kind of brakes are you using? Electric or hydraulic? Are you happy with them? .......or would you change to something else? Drum, or disk? If you had to do it again from scratch, which way would you go, and most importantly, .....why? I am hauling the M15 with my VW Jetta VR6 wagon. Thanks for your input. Connie
Connie: I saw disk trailer brakes at the Seattle Boat Show a few years ago and I think for the salt water that would be the way to go because the can be easily washed. Also, they don't accumulate bearing grease, which was a problem with one trailer I had. I think you can buy an axle with the brakes on it if there isn't an easier way. EZloader has a web site and lists axles of various sorts. I'd be interested in a torsion spring axle so that the whole boat could be a little lower on the trailer, making launching and retrieval easier. I also have had hydraulic surge brakes on two boat trailers and I liked them a lot because there is no hookup and no real maintenance. Keep us posted on what you do! --Gary Hyde M15 #235 'Vanilla' N24 'Sailabration' On Sunday, January 18, 2004, at 08:36 AM, chbenneck@juno.com wrote:
Hi Scott,
I have been contemplating trailer brakes for the Trailrite trailer for my M15.
What kind of brakes are you using? Electric or hydraulic?
Are you happy with them? .......or would you change to something else?
Drum, or disk?
If you had to do it again from scratch, which way would you go, and most importantly, .....why?
I am hauling the M15 with my VW Jetta VR6 wagon.
Thanks for your input.
Connie
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Connie, I have bronze disk brakes on my M17 trailer. They are of the hydraulic surge brake variety. They are very efficient and are also easy to rinse after dunking the trailer in salt water. My M23 trailer has drum brakes (also of the surge variety) on one axle. They also seem to work well but one wheel always tends to lock up on hard braking. I'll have to work on the adjustment to equalize the braking a little better (a problem that doesn't occur with disk brakes). At some point I believe I might replace them with disk brakes for the easier maintenance. As an alternative I might consider installing a flush kit which would insure a thorough rinsing of the brake assembly after a salt water dunking. There are a number of sources for brake kits. Champion trailers ( www.championtrailer.com )is one that I have used in the past. Good luck Mark Dvorscak M17 Grace M23 ???
Mark: I've had lock-up problems with drum brakes too. I had to clean the wheel bearing grease out of the inside of the drums because the wheels had been over-greased. I think the disk brakes would be a better idea. --Gary Hyde M15 #235 'Vanilla' N24 'Sailabration' On Sunday, January 18, 2004, at 09:04 PM, Roberta Dvorscak wrote:
Connie, I have bronze disk brakes on my M17 trailer. They are of the hydraulic surge brake variety. They are very efficient and are also easy to rinse after dunking the trailer in salt water. My M23 trailer has drum brakes (also of the surge variety) on one axle. They also seem to work well but one wheel always tends to lock up on hard braking. I'll have to work on the adjustment to equalize the braking a little better (a problem that doesn't occur with disk brakes). At some point I believe I might replace them with disk brakes for the easier maintenance. As an alternative I might consider installing a flush kit which would insure a thorough rinsing of the brake assembly after a salt water dunking. There are a number of sources for brake kits. Champion trailers ( www.championtrailer.com )is one that I have used in the past. Good luck Mark Dvorscak M17 Grace M23 ???
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