Trailer brakes and bearings....

[bradford]

Originally Posted by garbubba

LOl at destroyer, that's an hour you could be fishin' man!
I hear y'all about the safety factor, although I've towed mine all the hell over with no worries.
My solution is I tow with a land cruiser, all time 4wd, 4 wheel disks on 32 inch tires, and it weighs a cool 3 tons. You know the boats back there, but it obeys the truck.

What year Land Cruiser?

Sounds good Bgreene.

And Destroyer gets to award for most anal trailer brake maintainence. Good for you man!

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bradford

What year Land Cruiser?

Sounds good Bgreene.

And Destroyer gets to award for most anal trailer brake maintainence. Good for you man!

Hmmm... Attwood drum brake =59.99 (without the drum) per wheel. 4 wheels x $60 = $240 x 4 years = $960 Saved = several new fishing rods, reels, tackle, etc., etc. If that's anal then I'm guilty and I'll be anal all the way to the tackle store.

[bgreene]

I doubt anyone's teasing you D, more like impressed !

[macojoe]

Hell when I was fishing I was lucky to wash the boat once a week after fishing all day then going to sell after it was a 15+ hour day!! There was a day I was walking in the yard to the boat and I said whats that black spot on the rear of the boat?? It was a huge swarm of Flys on some dead bait!, just hooked up went fishing and washed off at sea.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

I doubt anyone's teasing you D, more like impressed !

Oh, I know. No offense was taken. No worries.

[mawshj]

Originally Posted by NJIslandGirl

my V tows soooo much nicer since i put it on the dual axtle trailer. do you tow to cape may? im trying to figure out 120 miles from cherry hill lol

I need to replace my trailer soon , I wonder if you could help me understand in what ways does your trailer tow better with 4 wheels? thanks

[randlemanboater]

My trailer is approaching it's 7th season, the brakes have given me zero problems. I am sure to rinse them off when they are dunked in salt water but really they have required no special care.

They are disc brakes on torsion axles.

More than a few times I have had to make stops in traffic when pulling the boat with the RV that I am pretty sure would have ended poorly without the trailer brakes. I would not have a trailer without brakes.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by mawshj

I need to replace my trailer soon , I wonder if you could help me understand in what ways does your trailer tow better with 4 wheels? thanks

While I cannot speak for anyone other than myself, I will state that 4 wheels has greater stopping power (assuming the brakes are all working properly) and it seems to tow better due to better weight distribution in the rear. Also if I get a flat I won't have a suddenly swaying boat going all over the road until I can come to a stop. I admit that these are all subjective reasons, but to me the increased peace of mind is well worth it.

[bgreene]

Re attaching new brake pads and squeezing the rotor between was a bit of challenge.

Piston moves back when pushed, but then moves back out leaving little room.

I see it's not a complicated job, but definitely one where experience can make the whole job a lot easier, faster, and cleaner !!

Re packing the bearings and such..........I probably made more grease mess than any job except foaming in a fuel tank....but that was another story.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by bgreene

I probably made more grease mess than any job except foaming in a fuel tank....but that was another story.

I don't foam in fuel tanks either, just a different way of thinking, LOL

A tandem like Destroyer said has a lot better balance, less up and down jerking on the trailer tongue, which makes hauling especially long distance less tiring. Rides smoother usually. Weight is distributed across more springs, hardware, axles, tires etc thus when one of the above goes bad its is usually less of a hazard. Having said all that the right single axle is way better than the wrong tandem.