Like trailers themselves, trailer brakes come in a variety of sizes and system designs. Conversely, there is at least one constant: Without proper brakes and control of them, your trailer becomes ...

Electric trailer brakes are the most common type; they’re found on most travel and work trailers. Electric over hydraulic brakes provide stronger brake pressure than electric brakes and ...

Electrically powered hydraulic brakes share many similarities ... suspension and how the trailer is used and maintained. Trailers should be towed with the frame level, helping to properly ...

Heavy-haul trailers ... trailer maintenance. Talbert: Owners should conduct a pre-trip inspection of the trailer and key wear parts before taking off with each load. This includes looking at the ...

Lugging around fully loaded, ag-spec trailers at 50kph is pretty much ... of the biggest safety sinners – the standard of hydraulic trailer brakes. BAGMA reckons only 12-15% of trailers can ...

Like many farm trailers, our hire fleet is stood still ... Farmers Weekly trialled various ways of upgrading hydraulic trailer brakes and looked at the effect they had on braking efficiency.

The ElectraStar and HydraStar XL controllers are designed for electric and hydraulic trailer brake systems ... Offers flexibility for shared trailers and rental fleets; simply move the plug ...

installing a trailer-brake controller can make your journeys a lot less stressful. You’ll easily be able to keep trailers small and large under control and at just the right speed, and your ...

New rules took effect in April legalizing the use of automatic hydraulic inertia ... to do that if you have surge brakes on all of your trailers. Every trailer will have brakes." ...

If the trailer has drum brakes, now is the time to upgrade to disc brakes. Self-adjusting and more rust resistant, discs are perfect for boat trailers. Consult your trailer manufacturer about ...

Whether contractors choose a hydraulic or mechanical gooseneck trailer, by ensuring safe weight distribution, axle loads, and load positioning, heavy-haul trailers are continuing to provide the ...