Boat trailer brakes locking up.
I just brought a new boat trailer home, and when backing UP the driveway, the surge brakes prevent me from backing at all. Supposidely you put that little thingy in the hitch, but there is nothing to ...
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If your shorelander trailer pigtail has a 5 pin connector :
You need to buy the adapter that fits into the 7 pin receptacle on your pickup / jeep .
The fifth wire is hooked to your backup lights .
When # 5 is hot it releases the brakes on your shorelander .
If you only have a 4 pin pigtail on your shorelander you will need to devise a method to install a pin into your " Surge Brake Coupler " that will keep the surge brake from being activated by pushing on it from the trailer ball on your tow rig .
Only the newer trailers have the 5 pin pigtail .
You need to buy the adapter that fits into the 7 pin receptacle on your pickup / jeep .
The fifth wire is hooked to your backup lights .
When # 5 is hot it releases the brakes on your shorelander .
If you only have a 4 pin pigtail on your shorelander you will need to devise a method to install a pin into your " Surge Brake Coupler " that will keep the surge brake from being activated by pushing on it from the trailer ball on your tow rig .
Only the newer trailers have the 5 pin pigtail .
