Brakes grabbing

Tyler0215 wrote:
Follow up
Went to a trailer repair shop. Installed new break away switcch. Brakes are working fine now.I will check each individual wheel when I get home and check for good ground and chafed wires.

Thanks for the update. Watch your controller pretty close for a while. Backfeed from break-away has damaged some.

MFL wrote:
^^JR...no sense to dig a deeper hole, just reread my last two posts. You were correct, you have no idea, nor do I on the info given.

Now you asked me to explain my earlier reply. I did...you still are not comprehending what I said. "Even a light touch to the BRAKE PEDAL", can cause the issue I described.

Yes, you talked some silliness that you have know idea. You said problem inside axle tube. A brake will not lock electrically unless power can run a circuit thru the magnet. If there is a short inside the tube, or a broken wire causing open circuit. power does not go to magnet

You obviously have never replaced wiring inside the axle tube, when needed. The chafing to wire inside, leaving lots of bare wire, will shock you!

I should of said check the ends where it goes in axle. That is the only place it will chaff. Now there is a good chance that over time, or holding brake on/pulling BAW pin, the wires will burn the insulation off

I have BTDT, so I'm speaking of personal experience. Have owned 4 RVs, and a dozen other type trailers.

I have owned over a dozen trailers, some that where pulled over 100,000 miles a year. Right now I own 1/2 of 2 car trailers, my RV, a utility trailer, tool trailer, and a end dump that I pulled the light wires into the bed rails over 25 years and 2 million miles ago.

Trailer lights are an easy fix, for anyone that can understand what is normally a simple ground problem. Anyone can service a couple slow moving, small, lawn equipment trailers.

LOL. The guy that has to pay the guys to stand around because the 7-8 trailers are not ready when grass needs cut.

BTW...your house payments must be really small, that you can make them, by helping someone get their trailer lights working. That is good, if you are not taking advantage of friends or relatives by overcharging.

Well, friends and relatives don't pay, unless working on CMV. But when work was slow I put name and phone number on the wall of scalehouse. I did not only fix lights, anything that would get a CMV put out of service. Several guys did the same kind of work, and after a while I was called for most light work. Easy, yes. If you understand, and no C&RKW has richarded around with it.