First 5th Wheel--Bad Braking???
Hi, I just got my first 5th wheel and am a bit concerned about the braking. It weighs 12,500 pounds and has a 2500 pound pin weight. I am pulling it with my Ram 3500 which has a 4,200 pound max pay...
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bowler1 wrote:
Just went under trailer and adjusted brakes...first time I have done that since my old trailer had self adjusting brakes
Took about 20 clicks to get brakes to hold. I then backed off about 7
I will try driving it later. I imagine 20 clicks needed suggests they needed adjusting
Matt
Sounds like you may have found the problem, needing 20 clicks is kind of loose. Everyone has their own idea on backing off. I like to hear a slight drag on each rotation. I generally back off 3-4, but not more than 5 clicks.
Jerry
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