Boat trailer brakes locking up.
I just brought a new boat trailer home, and when backing UP the driveway, the surge brakes prevent me from backing at all. Supposidely you put that little thingy in the hitch, but there is nothing to ...
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gemsworld wrote:
With a 7-pin connection all that is needed is the following adapter.
7 pin gets you reverse brake lockout. The trailer, if supports this a hould have come with the 7 pin already I would have thought. So does the trailer cable have a 7 to 4 or 5 flat adapter right now?
I have the surge brake with 7 pin connector, but solenoid has failed. So need to keep lockout pin handy. It's saved me bieing tucked into a corner. Use 18" of 1/2" Velcro with a slit at about 1/2 along the length. Inset the lockout pin into slit and then wraparound the trailer tongue when needed.
