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On Jun 14, 10:05*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 6/13/2012 7:56 AM, Grider Pirate wrote: I totally agree! *Ever tried to back up a hill with your mechanical surge brakes?? Good luck with that! My tow vehicle weighs roughly 5 times my trailer with the glider in it. I don't really think brakes are all that helpful. My understanding is the brakes release when the wheels turns backward. Doesn't that happen when you back up a hill? I have 170,000 miles on my Cobra trailer, and I can't recall ever having trouble backing up; however, I don't recall how steep the inclines were. I did have dragging brakes on one side from misadjusting the brake on that side, but I don't know if that is also possible with electric brakes.. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) Perhaps the Komet brakes work differently, but mine don't release. |
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Am 15.06.2012 15:37, Grider Pirate wrote:
On Jun 14, 10:05 pm, Eric wrote: On 6/13/2012 7:56 AM, Grider Pirate wrote: I totally agree! Ever tried to back up a hill with your mechanical surge brakes?? Good luck with that! My tow vehicle weighs roughly 5 times my trailer with the glider in it. I don't really think brakes are all that helpful. My understanding is the brakes release when the wheels turns backward. Doesn't that happen when you back up a hill? I have 170,000 miles on my Cobra trailer, and I can't recall ever having trouble backing up; however, I don't recall how steep the inclines were. I did have dragging brakes on one side from misadjusting the brake on that side, but I don't know if that is also possible with electric brakes. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) Perhaps the Komet brakes work differently, but mine don't release. This is normally due to wrong settings of the brake adjustment or some parts inside the brake have corroded. Usually it is easy to fix, and I can give you detailed isntructrions yif you give me the exact brake type/manufacturer (look at the brake type plate near where the brake cable goes into the brake) -- Peter Scholz ASW24 JE |
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