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 familydont know how it happened. was in when we left the camp ground. pulled in the driveway, smelt burning brakepads and saw smokecoming from the camper wheelswas still getting 14mpg towing tripple with the locked up 28foot camper and 20foot fiberglass CCboatsooo...what do you suppose I will need to replace? breaks still seem to work, not sure how much pad I have, wheels still seem to spin freely

My 5ers trailer break away got pulled loose going around a corner which locked the brakes up 100 percent. All 4 tires slide about 2' on asphalt before I stopped the truck to see what was going on. You probably need to have the drum turned or checked to see if their turnable and maybe new shoes.Also check and see if the wheel bearing grease is still grease.

the brakes locked on mine, but wheels kept spinning...

$300 per axle to make as new if you do it yourself.

Hey you said you were pulling triples and you listed only two trailed what was the third. :-)

14 mpg towing doubles, 28' camper and a 4000 lb boat behind that?I've heard it all now! Dude that truck is worth a fortune with the kind of mpgs it gets. What do you get empty? Must have one of those 30 mpg Duramaxes!!

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

transamz9
Explorer
Aug 08, 2013
Grit dog wrote:
Balance Of Judgment wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
14 mpg towing doubles, 28' camper and a 4000 lb boat behind that?

I've heard it all now! Dude that truck is worth a fortune with the kind of mpgs it gets. What do you get empty? Must have one of those 30 mpg Duramaxes!!

19MPG unloaded at 60MPH hand calc:R

oh, and I would love to know where you got that it was a 4000lbs boat...

Sounds about right.
On the boat, I guessed by CC you meant Correct Craft, as in Nautique. 20' ski nautique, little under 3k lbs + trailer = about 4k lbs. 20' Air Nautique of some flavor, over 3k lns + trailer = maybe 5klbs total. SHouldnt be too far off there!:R

I must need to move back to the midwest or something. You and the guy with the cummins pulling the other tripppple getting 14mpg at 60mph while smoking the trailer brakes are getting phenominal mileage!

I didn't think about him saying he got 14 with dragging brakes, sorry. I can get it easily with brakes working correctly. I average 19.5 everyday mix empty and 22+ on the empty road trips @ 75 mph. At 60 empty I'm close to 27 mpg.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Aug 08, 2013
Balance Of Judgment wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
14 mpg towing doubles, 28' camper and a 4000 lb boat behind that?

I've heard it all now! Dude that truck is worth a fortune with the kind of mpgs it gets. What do you get empty? Must have one of those 30 mpg Duramaxes!!

19MPG unloaded at 60MPH hand calc:R

oh, and I would love to know where you got that it was a 4000lbs boat...

Sounds about right.
On the boat, I guessed by CC you meant Correct Craft, as in Nautique. 20' ski nautique, little under 3k lbs + trailer = about 4k lbs. 20' Air Nautique of some flavor, over 3k lns + trailer = maybe 5klbs total. SHouldnt be too far off there!:R

I must need to move back to the midwest or something. You and the guy with the cummins pulling the other tripppple getting 14mpg at 60mph while smoking the trailer brakes are getting phenominal mileage!
john_bet
Explorer II
Aug 04, 2013
Mine pulled out once and I immediately knew it. No move. I won't move if there is even a little pull back from trailer. Has nothing to do with how much power you have.
cwboyscooby
Explorer
Aug 03, 2013
mkirsch wrote:
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.

+1
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.

X2

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.
mkirsch
Nomad II
Aug 02, 2013
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.
transamz9
Explorer
Aug 02, 2013
Grit dog wrote:
14 mpg towing doubles, 28' camper and a 4000 lb boat behind that?

I've heard it all now! Dude that truck is worth a fortune with the kind of mpgs it gets. What do you get empty? Must have one of those 30 mpg Duramaxes!!

I can get that with my Cummins and running 60 and I'm pulling more load than he is. I don't see the problem with his numbers.

OP your brakes were just dragging not locked because if they were locked you would definitely know it. You had problems before this problem. I would pull the drums and inspect for heat damage. If it were me I would just replace the backing plates. You can buy them already loaded with all the hardware ready to install. Check the drums for cracks.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Aug 02, 2013
Your trailer brakes were energized with full battery voltage.
They engaged but didn't lock up otherwise the wheels would not have been spinning.

Worst case......new drums, new brake assemblies and new bearings

You will need to inspect each wheel (brake/bearing assemblies).
Brake shoes worn out
Drums scored
Brake magnets damaged from full voltage
Bearings/races scored from high temp
Bearing grease burnt up
Spindles scored

Tires flat spotted
Balance_Of_Judg
Explorer
Aug 02, 2013
fireman41 wrote:
Hey you said you were pulling triples and you listed only two trailed what was the third. :-)
MN law refers to towing triple as a three vehicle combination including the TV.
Balance_Of_Judg
Explorer
Aug 02, 2013
Grit dog wrote:
14 mpg towing doubles, 28' camper and a 4000 lb boat behind that?

I've heard it all now! Dude that truck is worth a fortune with the kind of mpgs it gets. What do you get empty? Must have one of those 30 mpg Duramaxes!!

19MPG unloaded at 60MPH hand calc:R

oh, and I would love to know where you got that it was a 4000lbs boat...