Trailer Brake Stopping Distance
We recently took delivery on a new Arctic Fox trailer. The trailer brakes apparently were not adjusted at the factory - no brakes at all when using the manual brake controller, even when set on max. ...
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Try locking them up on a dirt or gravel road and see IF they can.
If they can't lock up on those surfaces...then I would be looking at pulling a drum and checking for grease blown past seals.
If they lock up......then they need to be 'burnished'
Burnishing brakes
Trailer brakes should be burnished-in by applying the brakes 20-30 times with approximately a 20 m.p.h. decrease in speed, e.g. 40 m.p.h. to 20 m.p.h.
Allow ample time for brakes to cool between application.
This allows the brake shoes and magnets to slightly "wear-in" to the drum surfaces
If they can't lock up on those surfaces...then I would be looking at pulling a drum and checking for grease blown past seals.
If they lock up......then they need to be 'burnished'
Burnishing brakes
Trailer brakes should be burnished-in by applying the brakes 20-30 times with approximately a 20 m.p.h. decrease in speed, e.g. 40 m.p.h. to 20 m.p.h.
Allow ample time for brakes to cool between application.
This allows the brake shoes and magnets to slightly "wear-in" to the drum surfaces
