Poll: do you have working trailer brakes? - Page 2

Jason · 08-04-2012, 12:09 AM

Only trailer w/ brakes is my car hauler.....They'd work ifin I didn't cut the lines......Only had 19 ft and under boats so no brakes needed....

cape horn 24 · 08-04-2012, 07:13 AM

Bought the 24'cape in 4/04 pulled all the brakes off in 9/08 after locking up on three different trips, but we only trailer the boat 3-4 miles at a time. My other trailers 27' slant and 25' tandem all have very good working brakes.

Bay Ranger · 08-06-2012, 03:55 PM

Yup, I can definitely say they work. I just spent nearly $1000 on everything new, including hubs, and labor to make it so.

titan77 · 08-06-2012, 08:23 PM

Boat trailers have brakes did not know that lol

Mudigger · 08-06-2012, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by titan77

Boat trailers have brakes did not know that lol

Only some of them and then most don't work according to the poll.

JustnCase · 08-07-2012, 07:29 PM

had them removed last year when they were not worth the cost of replacement (drums shot-rusted etc) and with only a 23 footer to pull, my F250 does a good job by itself.

Bigger land yacht than Justncase, though, and I will definitely have good trailer brakes for it. Ever see the guy on youtube who towed his 26' Mako through the Sunpass booth on I-75? Big F350 couldnt slow down enough and he went up over the concrete barricade, destroyed his truck, too cheap to fix his trailer brakes. Some have to learn the hard way

View Poll Results: How many of us have working boat trailer brakes?
Yes, they work great!	13	25.00%
I'm not sure, they worked last year.	4	7.69%
Brakes, what brakes?	20	38.46%
No, they don't work at all.	15	28.85%
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll

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08-04-2012, 12:09 AM	#11
Jason ~~~~~~~Creepin'~~~~~~~ Grand Slam Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the woods, lookin' fer ticks! Posts: 7,937	Only trailer w/ brakes is my car hauler.....They'd work ifin I didn't cut the lines......Only had 19 ft and under boats so no brakes needed....

08-04-2012, 07:13 AM	#12
cape horn 24 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prattville Al. or Orange Beach Posts: 246	Bought the 24'cape in 4/04 pulled all the brakes off in 9/08 after locking up on three different trips, but we only trailer the boat 3-4 miles at a time. My other trailers 27' slant and 25' tandem all have very good working brakes.

08-06-2012, 03:55 PM	#13
Bay Ranger Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 155	Yup, I can definitely say they work. I just spent nearly $1000 on everything new, including hubs, and labor to make it so.

08-06-2012, 08:23 PM	#14
titan77 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: May 2012 Location: Milton florida Posts: 420	Boat trailers have brakes did not know that lol

08-07-2012, 07:29 PM	#16
JustnCase Old boat, new rods Cigar Minnow Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 20	had them removed last year when they were not worth the cost of replacement (drums shot-rusted etc) and with only a 23 footer to pull, my F250 does a good job by itself. Bigger land yacht than Justncase, though, and I will definitely have good trailer brakes for it. Ever see the guy on youtube who towed his 26' Mako through the Sunpass booth on I-75? Big F350 couldnt slow down enough and he went up over the concrete barricade, destroyed his truck, too cheap to fix his trailer brakes. Some have to learn the hard way

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