question about trailer brakes.
I have an older 32 ft pull behind trailer which I bought new. When new I could feel the trailer breaks working but I could not get them to lock up and slide the tires. On a gravel road they might so...
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tewitt1949 wrote:
Thanks for your relys. I understand you don't want the brakes to lock up under normal or emergency conditions. I would prefer that they would lock up them have to dial down the voltage going to them. Since I can have max voltage to them without them locking up, it almost seems as though they are under sized for my trailer.
What size are your brakes? How heavy is your trailer? Not sure if some 4,400 axles come with 12 inch brakes, but 5,200 axles do. In my experience the 12 inch brakes are much superior on a similar wt trailer. My IBC in rig, in sig, is set to 5.5, and works great! At a setting of 6 or more, with up to 10 possible, it will lock/squeal the tires on pavement at 25 mph when squeezing lever quickly.
Are you testing your lockup capability, by quickly squeezing the manual lever, or stepping on the TV brake, with gain set to max?
It does not take new brakes long to require adjustment, and not all people adjust the same. Myself...I adjust to can't turn the wheel, and normally back off 3 clicks, but never more than 5 clicks. I go by drag sound, and with a light spin with hand, watch for the valve stem to make 1-1.5 revolutions before stopping.
In some cases, the wiring may not be heavy enough to allow max voltage to the brakes.
Jerry
