Trailer Brakes - How hot is TOO hot?
Hi everyone, I have a new rig (see sig). It weighs 12,130 lbs unloaded and we may have 400lbs loaded in it so we're not close to overloaded. I've been worried because I have the gain set to 10 (...
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Of concern was that the trailer brakes were super hot as I could feel the heat radiating from the wheels. Never had a trailer that had that much heat coming out from the wheels. I did not check temp. They are extremely hot every trip.
Get an infrared temp probe so you know the temperature numbers. Mine tend to travel at around 115-120 F. I think much over 160-170 would be too hot for me. Coming down Pikes Peak in Colorado there is a brake check station and if you are over 300 degrees you must stop and let them cool. If you can feel heat radiating from the brakes I would get them checked. Something is not right.
