Trailer Brakes

[meaniam]

if the angle of the tounge on the trailer, is not set correct. (meaning that the front of the trailer is lower the the rear. you will already have the weight pushing forward cuasing the brakes to drag. try flipping your reciver upside down to achive the front of your trailer height 1 to 2 inch higher then the back. when tow the montery between big bear and storage at perris all the time. trailer brakes were getting really hot. even towing to havasu the bearing grease would boil out. then i figured it out. instantly recived better gas milage.
good luck
mike
measure bottom of tounge at lowest point. then measure rear of trailer from bottom. if you dont do alot of hills or mountain towing try to achive flatness between the 2 points

[Havasu Hangin']

Brakes are designed to stop only so much energy (so quickly) before they overheat. Whenever I am climbing up a hill, and I am watching the tranny temp climb, I am even more afraid of the downhill. Those poor brakes have to slow down all that stored energy I just put into the rig.
I remember once when I was at Extreme, there was a guy who had a small boat, but kept burning up the brakes coming down from Big Bear. He had to run the biggest disks possible on all three axles just to keep from melting the brakes.
Just make sure that you aren't constantly engaging the brakes, which will give them a chance to cool down slightly.

[purrfecttremor]

if the angle of the tounge on the trailer, is not set correct. (meaning that the front of the trailer is lower the the rear. you will already have the weight pushing forward cuasing the brakes to drag. try flipping your reciver upside down to achive the front of your trailer height 1 to 2 inch higher then the back. when tow the montery between big bear and storage at perris all the time. trailer brakes were getting really hot. even towing to havasu the bearing grease would boil out. then i figured it out. instantly recived better gas milage.
good luck
mike
measure bottom of tounge at lowest point. then measure rear of trailer from bottom. if you dont do alot of hills or mountain towing try to achive flatness between the 2 points
that is the best answere ive herd yet.i got rid of my f150 and bought a f250 and it hasnt seemed right since.the f150 was higher and my brakes have been heating uf since i got the f250.i just flipped the hitch over and ill try it next week.this didnt make sence as i tow only from the launch ramp to the house in
s.havasu.next weekend im towing to laughlin and was kind or stressed about it.ill post my results in two weeks!
thanks meaniam

[Mandelon]

Obviously you are just going too slow. Just go faster, that trailer will have to run to keep up, not try to slow you down. Plus the higher speeds will keep it cooler too. Simple, eh? Duh....

[CARRERA]

Obviously you are just going too slow. Just go faster, that trailer will have to run to keep up, not try to slow you down. Plus the higher speeds will keep it cooler too. Simple, eh? Duh....
Mandelon, yes, you are right that would work but, remember I am talking about going down the Grapevine and you do have to keep slowing it down, one just can't let it run away coming down that hill.

[meaniam]

that is the best answere ive herd yet.i got rid of my f150 and bought a f250 and it hasnt seemed right since.the f150 was higher and my brakes have been heating uf since i got the f250.i just flipped the hitch over and ill try it next week.this didnt make sence as i tow only from the launch ramp to the house in
s.havasu.next weekend im towing to laughlin and was kind or stressed about it.ill post my results in two weeks!
thanks meaniam
just make sure the nose of you trailer is not to high. for weight distro, and for proper action of the trailer brakes. try to keep tounge 0 to 2in higher in front then rear. anymore and the trailer brakes may not engage as well as needed. plus if it is to high the trailer brakes will fight you when backing up

[purrfecttremor]

Got Ya.

[Beer-30]

Going over Tehachepi, and decending east into Needles, I never touch the brakes. Just drop a gear, or two on the steepest hills and the engine fighting against the closes throttle keeps the speed in check. Ya never know when you will need full braking around the next curve for a crash, so don't use'm till you have to. An over-safe rule is, whatever gear you go up is the same gear coming down.

[Mandelon]

Mandelon, yes, you are right that would work but, remember I am talking about going down the Grapevine and you do have to keep slowing it down, one just can't let it run away coming down that hill.
You know I was mostly joking right? I downshift too, try not to touch the brakes at all. I think raising the hitch height might work.
I had a trailer with drum brakes before the turn of the century, ( i love to say that :2purples: ) They would stick all the time. I finally just disabled them....

[Havasu Hangin']

You guys do know that downshifting still activates surge brakes, right?