There is a key or pin you insert when you need to back up. Most trailer breaks are electric, and not hydraulic like these, and there typically on boat trailers
These types of trailers going use the regular 4 or 7 pin plugs. They use a 5 pin plug that has an extra wire from the reverse lights, that trips a solenoid like Shuswap said.
I've pulled trailers since I was old enough to assist my dad... so nearly 30 years. Class A CDL for the last decade, and I have NEVER seen tongue actuated brakes.
I’ve pulled trailer since I was 17 so nearly 50 years I have never seen anything but tongue activated brakes just bought a new trailer and it’s the first time I’m using electric brakes
And every trailer at uhaul also uses surge brakes because its more of a one size fits all kind of braking system unlike electric or electric over hydraulic systems which require a lot of additional electronics which need to be wired and adjustedted corretly. U can back the trailer up when its empty no problem but when loaded its just about impossible unless theres a manual lock out to keep from actuating the brake its a super simple setup just a master cylinder between the 2 tounge tubes and standard drum brakes on the axle
So how do you back the trailer up?
Dude I was just thinking the same thing
There is a key or pin you insert when you need to back up. Most trailer breaks are electric, and not hydraulic like these, and there typically on boat trailers
These types of trailers going use the regular 4 or 7 pin plugs. They use a 5 pin plug that has an extra wire from the reverse lights, that trips a solenoid like Shuswap said.
Its called surge brakes. Kinda an important detail since most trailers don’t have brakes and the ones that do usually are electric brakes.
Another reason this system is better is because auto manufacturers can't seem to set a standard for wireing. To activate electric brakes
I've pulled trailers since I was old enough to assist my dad... so nearly 30 years. Class A CDL for the last decade, and I have NEVER seen tongue actuated brakes.
I’ve pulled trailer since I was 17 so nearly 50 years I have never seen anything but tongue activated brakes just bought a new trailer and it’s the first time I’m using electric brakes
Toung brakes are mostly on boats. Electric don't work well when submerges in water.
And every trailer at uhaul also uses surge brakes because its more of a one size fits all kind of braking system unlike electric or electric over hydraulic systems which require a lot of additional electronics which need to be wired and adjustedted corretly. U can back the trailer up when its empty no problem but when loaded its just about impossible unless theres a manual lock out to keep from actuating the brake its a super simple setup just a master cylinder between the 2 tounge tubes and standard drum brakes on the axle
This reminds me of an old Car Talk episode on electric trailer brakes and it was hilarious
Great one more expensive thing to replace when they go bad
That's pretty cool 🤙
I've used both electric and hydraulic trailer brakes, I prefer the electric.
That's only how rich people's trailers work
This is the cheapest trailer brakes that I know of
These are the cheap ones actually, no trailer brake controller or anything
@@justingoodwyn3824you don’t know what your talking about. Good try though. Gold star for effort.
So you don’t need a trailer brake controller with this set up???????
My trailer uses air to deactivate my brakes.
I can see that going very bad. It also relies on trailer weight for brake pressure.. so in an emergency stop with ABS it's gunna shudder like crazy
You should be a rocket engineer
Nice video
The hell are trailer brakes lmfao? Thats what friction, skill, and Gods will is for
They do work like the brakes on a car truck. The trailer ball acts like a foot is the only difference.
So, where is your Scooby-Doo go
You need to be more accurate on what type of trailer. Now you have cargo trailer looking for a place to check the brake fluid.
You can tell this dude really doesnt understand wth he’s talking about