Reply With Quotewhy are surge brakes a joke ?
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There are E-Buzzards circling this place
It's so dead.
Here's one to cheer you up. Unhooked the boat last night and the trailer rolled about 4 inches, which is about .17" more slack than the emercency brake cable had.
It's a $40 parts kit replacement, or I can get an entire tongue assembly with new master cyclinder and shock absorber completely assembled for $160 delivered.
Catch is, the old one is welded on, so some serious grinding would have to be done to remove the existing one plus welding the new one on.
And....I'm not sure that the brakes are actually working to start with..maybe that I need new drums, shoes or both. I know the hydralic reservoir in the existing master cylinder looks like a coffee can with 1/2 water and 1/2 nails that have sat for about 3 years.
Dunno. Could be that I bolt it back together and leave it for now. Surge brakes are a joke any how, but that's a lot of boat behind my truck.
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why are surge brakes a joke ?
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Take it to Minnertroller and have him weld the hitch open. Your brakes probably don't work anyway. They will go out in no time.
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Bad finicky and tend to fail and stop working frequently. About 1/2 or more you see on the road are either diminished or not working at all.
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A lot like the old Wannabe... except with fewer bad words. And Karate chop action. But, yes, still purtier than you.
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Simple
Simple... You a banker.. just go buy a bigger truck.. F-350 .. CHEVY 3500HD.. Then you have no brake problems..
Your welcome feel free to ask me for advise anytime..
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good advice
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That's just plain ignernt. An F250 would be just fine.Originally Posted by CRAPPIEHUNTER68
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Shouldn't be a problem for you the way you been throwing money round lately LOL
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Do boat trailers have electric brakes similar to those on a camper, where you need an electronic brake control in your truck?
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Very true
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