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Balance_Of_Judg
Explorer
Aug 01, 2013

Dmax is a hell of a puller, aka, I smoked my trailer brakes

so much power I didnt even notice the breakaway plug got pulled and locked up the brakes on the camper! was on a camping/fishing trip with the family dont know how it happened. was in when we left t...
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rhagfo
Explorer III
Aug 02, 2013
mkirsch wrote:
Balance Of Judgment wrote:
the brakes locked on mine, but wheels kept spinning...


If the wheels were spinning the brakes were NOT locked.

It's a good thing this happened. Your brakes are/were out of adjustment and not performing up to snuff. Now they will get some much-needed maintenance.


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Locked up means just that, shoes locked to drums, wheel not turning. Sounds like nothing more than a heavy drag!

Sorry about you worn out brake shoes, likely destroyed drums.

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