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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Even on disk brakes there is some break-in required.
Think for a minute: Who is teaching you about your new car?
THE SALESMAN!
You don't trust the salesman to tell you what a truck can or can't pull, or what size trailer is good for your truck, because he doesn't know any better and is just trying to make the sale! What makes you think the salesman is any more knowledgeable about the operation of a brand new vehicle? Not to mention he's already made the sale and wants you out of his hair ASAP.
One other thing here is that most people were not around to experience all-wheel DRUM brakes on cars, or it's been so long they've forgotten. Given drum brakes' rather poor reputation for stopping power and eventual obsolescence in favor of disks, I doubt the experience with new drum brakes on a new car was much better than new drum brakes on a trailer.
You don't notice a lack of braking on a vehicle with front disks and rear drums because the front disks are doing 90-100% of the braking! The rear drums are there to keep the back end of the vehicle from floating away.
Think for a minute: Who is teaching you about your new car?
THE SALESMAN!
You don't trust the salesman to tell you what a truck can or can't pull, or what size trailer is good for your truck, because he doesn't know any better and is just trying to make the sale! What makes you think the salesman is any more knowledgeable about the operation of a brand new vehicle? Not to mention he's already made the sale and wants you out of his hair ASAP.
One other thing here is that most people were not around to experience all-wheel DRUM brakes on cars, or it's been so long they've forgotten. Given drum brakes' rather poor reputation for stopping power and eventual obsolescence in favor of disks, I doubt the experience with new drum brakes on a new car was much better than new drum brakes on a trailer.
You don't notice a lack of braking on a vehicle with front disks and rear drums because the front disks are doing 90-100% of the braking! The rear drums are there to keep the back end of the vehicle from floating away.
