Amps/voltage to trailer brakes
We have several fifth wheel trailers. Brakes work very well on all but the 12000 lb. Cedar Creek. I have manually adjusted them. Cleaned them. There is current to each and there is breaking to each ...
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Look at the different magnet sizes that are available...
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area/content_media/raw/al-ko-genuine-parts-catalog-(lit-775-00al).pdf
All my 5ers with 12x2" brakes had the small magnets and none of them stopped well.
I've tried bigger brake wire, including in the axle, top quality pre-arced shoes from a brake shop and nothing made a nickels worth of difference. Volt and amps were also fine.
Then I bought a used 18k Dexter tri-axle cargo trailer when I moved back to Co. and it had 12x2 drum brakes and those brakes were terrific. I pulled the wheels to check the brakes and pack the bearings and it had the much bigger magnets. That was the only difference. I would try the big magnets, besides the wire improvements.
I changed my current 5er from drums to discs and they beat any drums but those 12" brakes with big magnets were a close second! Craig
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area/content_media/raw/al-ko-genuine-parts-catalog-(lit-775-00al).pdf
All my 5ers with 12x2" brakes had the small magnets and none of them stopped well.
I've tried bigger brake wire, including in the axle, top quality pre-arced shoes from a brake shop and nothing made a nickels worth of difference. Volt and amps were also fine.
Then I bought a used 18k Dexter tri-axle cargo trailer when I moved back to Co. and it had 12x2 drum brakes and those brakes were terrific. I pulled the wheels to check the brakes and pack the bearings and it had the much bigger magnets. That was the only difference. I would try the big magnets, besides the wire improvements.
I changed my current 5er from drums to discs and they beat any drums but those 12" brakes with big magnets were a close second! Craig
