Tow Dolly Woe
I wonder why all of the shops I have contacted will not service tow dollies. I have a unit with surge brakes. So, it seems service for them should be the same as any automotive brake. The shops...
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JIMNLIN wrote:
However lots of non commercial trailers with surge brakes on the road. I watched a guy on a really steep boat ramp get drug backwards. The rig didn't stop till the heavy boat was mostly floating..
When electric brakes might stop it at the situation, I doubt electric coils would like to be submerged on long run.
I have seen electric over hydraulic brake system on boat trailer, but that was aftermarket conversion. For some reasons manufacturers don't do it.
I just bought new tow dolly with surge brakes and even before I was able to use it, I've got "recall" notice.
Lower caliper bolts require torqueing. I have several wrench sets, but none of traditional wrenches would fit between bolt and frame. I had to make 12-point turns with open wrench, what gave me limited torque.
Having very small space, the design is very packed, so I don't blame shops don't want to work of them for liability reasons.
