trailer brakes

[GattaFish]

Originally Posted by fish4striper

I'm in the process of switching from drum to disc. They are junk after 1 1/2 yrs.
Go disc if you put them back on, do it yourself, it's a piece of cake.

He is right,,,,, Sounds like a good winter project,,,, I would put them back on if you can,,, Better to be safe than sorry especially if you trailer your boat a lot.

[Paul/NH]

My break system was trashed.. ripped the safety tether off one time (in a rush and only undid the chains...), and a few of the fittings completely rusted out as well...

To me, break systems and salt water are just about as compatible as trailer lighting and saltwater...

I've been w/o them for a while and the combo of a Nissan Titan and a 20' SeasHunt Triton seems to do fine.

Take it down 10-15mph from normal, leave space, pay attention.

[Big Game]

I agree....I had drums on my trailer and two of them completely rusted and locked up. I had them all removed and its been fine (although I only use it twice a year to launch and haul)

I definitely give myself even more room now, but really haven't had a problem.

21' Hydrasport W/A on a tandem axle trailer pulled by a 2004 V8 AWD 4-Runner

[Raider Ronnie]

If you are in a slip and just use the trailer to get in and out of the water 2 times a year, don't worry about fixing them.
If you trailer all the time, FIX THE BRAKES!