Fifth Wheel Brakes - Owner's Survey

RTompkins3 wrote:

Electric over hydraulic disk brakes - best thing since sliced bread. No adjustment required, inspect every year and after hard use (i.e. mountain driving). They will stop both the trailer and the truck.

vietvet66-67 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

RTompkins3 wrote:
Electric over hydraulic disk brakes - best thing since sliced bread. No adjustment required, inspect every year and after hard use (i.e. mountain driving). They will stop both the trailer and the truck.

Don't forget to lubricate the slide bolts and mating surfaces.

Me to, best thing to ever be done on a trailer.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

RTompkins3 wrote:
Electric over hydraulic disk brakes - best thing since sliced bread. No adjustment required, inspect every year and after hard use (i.e. mountain driving). They will stop both the trailer and the truck.

Don't forget to lubricate the slide bolts and mating surfaces.

RTompkins3 wrote:
Electric over hydraulic disk brakes - best thing since sliced bread. No adjustment required, inspect every year and after hard use (i.e. mountain driving). They will stop both the trailer and the truck.

TucsonJim wrote:
I've been talking to some FW owners about their brakes and I'm surprised how many don't know what kind of brakes they have. So, let's see how you do:

The Brakes on my Fifth Wheel are:

A. Manual Adjusting
B. Self Adjusting
C. I don't know

If they are manual adjusting, how often do you adjust them (or pay someone to do it):

1. Never
2. Annually
3. Every few years
4. Every 3,000 miles.
5. Every 10,000 miles
6. I didn't know you had to adjust them.
7. Brake adjustments are not required if I adjust my electric trailer brake.

JeepCB wrote:

ScottG wrote:
They have brakes?

X2

Great, I guess now I got to go adjust'em! ;)