Trailer Brakes Do I need it ?

[basswacker]

When do you need brakes in Mass.?

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by captpete13

Geez Capt. buzzkill. I'm just messing with you. I understand the importance of brakes too. Being a Benny (which if you wern't born here you are) has nothing to do with it.

LOL Pete. I love to turn tables on ppl. Looks like you're the one that got fired up. I'm just messing with you also. It's all good.

I totally disagree with you on the Benny qualifications though. To me anyone that lives in that area, buys a house and raises 2 kids through high school while there qualifies as a local. It's true, I'm a Benny now, since I don't live down there anymore, (Gotta go where the business and the jobs take you <sigh>) but I'd move back in a heartbeat if I could. I love that area, even with the Benny invasion every summer. You could find me at Betty & Nicks or the North jetty almost every night and at about 4am on most any weekend. God I miss it.

[spareparts]

I'm a little late in this thread. So I'll give my opinion. I have yet to see a set of drum brakes that will last down here, even with flushing every time, for more than one season. I used to work at the local SeaRay dealership, we had so many problems(40-50 a year) with easy loader trailers having the brakes lock up, we switched to shorelander with disc. If your drum brakes aren't locking up, then they probably aren't applying. We had over 30 yard trailers to handle anything from a 14' Sea Raider, to 40' Sundacer(fun loading that one at the ramp). We took the brakes off of every trailer that had drum brakes. The only way you can fix drum brakes in salt is with a torch, just cut em off. BTW, most brake manufactures offer no warranty if you are using them in salt water.The disc didn't have that much problem, they will lock up with no load on them, if your brakes are too big for the load or your using too small of a tire, they can lock up, also check you axle weight if you have a tandem. we had some that the piston would stick, but we were usually able to break it loose and get it rolling. If you have repeated issues with a single wheel locking up, even after replacing the caliper, check the brake lines, I've seen them fail, allowing fluid to apply, but letting it bleed off. Don't use hard brake line, use hte flexable, the hard line can get dented or creased, acting like a check valve. Make sure your master cylinder is functioning properlly as well. As far as legalities go, some states outlaw surge type brakes of any type, all trailer brakes must be controlable inside the tow vehicle, can you imagine electric brakes in salt? I've seen a bunch in freash water and they are bad enough

[SkunkBoat]

HAHAHAHA ...you're from Wayne....YOU ARE A BENNY!!!!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

HAHAHAHA ...you're from Wayne....YOU ARE A BENNY!!!!

Ummmm...didn't I just say that? Quote: "It's true, I'm a Benny now, since I don't live down there anymore" unquote

LOL...The difference, Skunk, is that when I was living down there I was a poor to moderate income local, now I'm a moderate to upper middle class benny. Truthfully, I do miss the shore, but I don't miss not having enough money to pay my bills. Not for one split second.

[captpete13]

I was once told by an old timer that would frequent a marina that I used to work at who was told by Charles Hankins himself that if you are not born on the shore then you are never a local. I personally am not as strict. If that were the case than even I being born and raised in Freehold but living in Toms River since 1996 would be a benny. I consider a benny anyone who does not currently live on the jersey shore. Not that I put you in the same category as "snookie" or "the situation". They are the real bennys. But you are still one too,just a little less of one.

[bradford]

My Fred Flintstone brakes work great, even in saltwater.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by captpete13

I was once told by an old timer that would frequent a marina that I used to work at who was told by Charles Hankins himself that if you are not born on the shore then you are never a local. I personally am not as strict. If that were the case than even I being born and raised in Freehold but living in Toms River since 1996 would be a benny. I consider a benny anyone who does not currently live on the jersey shore. Not that I put you in the same category as "snookie" or "the situation". They are the real bennys. But you are still one too,just a little less of one.

I completely agree with you and your implied defination. I believe that anyone that owns a house and lives in it there at the shore for any length of time is a local. To me, Benny's are ppl that vacation at the shore during the summer. I lived in STR from 1969 to 1980. While I was there I considered myself a local. When I moved from there (even thought I still owned the house in STR) I became a Benny again since I no longer lived there. My comment about not being a Benny was in the context of implying that I knew the back roads, the general condition of same and who and what you could expect to find on them at any given time of the day or night.

I have a brain, so I don't watch snookie or the situation (whatever that is). Reality TV isn't. It's staged, poorly scripted, poorly acted melo-drama. In short, it's evening soap opera and I have better things to do with my time.

By the way, I haven't been in that area for a while. Do you know, did they ever find a new place for the museum for Mr. Hankins boats and displays?

[nymack66]

Update , I went Boating this weekend, Low and behold on our way back on the SR 528 two accidents, Pathfinder rolled over and another car ended up in the bushes.
FHP decided the block the road as I was approaching, I was driving along flowing with traffic at yea close to 65 MPH but in the process of slowing down.
Traffic came to a abrupt halt as he step out to shutdown the highway, needless to say I forced to apply my Brakes to avoid a collision.
SUV directly behind tires were smoking before it came to a stop. The Trooper and him was exchanging words from the looks of it it was not kind words.
My Truck, 5 Adults and lord knows the load in the bed came to a graceful stop. I felt the trailer brakes working perfectly like it should.
I think I have adequate brakes..My nickname is not REDUNDANT~SEA for nothing...

I will keep my eyes on the current ones if excessive corrosion I will replace with a better quality in the future.
I am using my pressure washer to clean her up also after my trip.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by nymack66

Update , I went Boating this weekend, Low and behold on our way back on the SR 528 two accidents, Pathfinder rolled over and another car ended up in the bushes.
FHP decided the block the road as I was approaching, I was driving along flowing with traffic at yea close to 65 MPH but in the process of slowing down.
Traffic came to a abrupt halt as he step out to shutdown the highway, needless to say I forced to apply my Brakes to avoid a collision.
SUV directly behind tires were smoking before it came to a stop. The Trooper and him was exchanging words from the looks of it it was not kind words.
My Truck, 5 Adults and lord knows the load in the bed came to a graceful stop. I felt the trailer brakes working perfectly like it should.
I think I have adequate brakes..My nickname is not REDUNDANT~SEA for nothing...

I will keep my eyes on the current ones if excessive corrosion I will replace with a better quality in the future.
I am using my pressure washer to clean her up also after my trip.

Glad you made it back safely... Well done sailor