[AT] Trailer Brakes

Roger Welsch captneb at micrord.com
Mon Mar 29 04:50:56 PST 2004


You want to make sure you don't hook up electric brakes on your trailer to
the turn signals.  I don't know much about such things but I can tell you
that one for a fact.

Ol' Rog



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen V. Pruehs" <avpruehs at cac.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:26 PM
Subject: [AT] Trailer Brakes


> I have a trailer that I will be rebuilding this spring. It ia a tandem
> dually gooseneck trailer presently equipped with non-functional vacumn
over
> hydraulic brake system. I have been entertaining the idea of changing it
> over to electric brakes, which I can do for the cost of the vacumn
> controller and whatever is needed to repair the system on the trailer.
> While doing some research on the net, I came up with an option I had not
> considered. Electric/hydraulic brakes. In theory, they interface with the
> electric brake controller and drive the hydraulic brake system. It isn't
> cheap, but I am curious how well the system functions. Does any one on the
> list have any experience with this type of brakes and how well do they
> work? Are they more dependable than electrics? How well do they stop? I
> intendd on using this to haul a couple of tractors to plow days, shows and
> pulls this summer. I would appreciate any feedback that you can offer.
>
> Thank you,
> Allen Pruehs
> SE Michigan
> Oliver, Hart Parr, Cletrac, Orphans & Oddballs
>
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