Steve Braverman Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hmmm, I wonder why it doesn't stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 OUCH!! I wonder where the rest of the brake shoes went.....I can guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 WOW, That rivals a car that I saw a few years ago that had front disc brakes. The pads were totally gone and the rotor was worn down to the vents. No rotor surface left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I love where the shoe keeper springs ended up.Edit: I just noticed that that's a boat trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I love where the shoe keeper springs ended up.Edit: I just noticed that that's a boat trailer.Gotta LOVE that salt water effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I just noticed that that's a boat trailer.I had to look twice to see the grease fitting on the end of the axle. Based on the overall rust, it appears to have spent time IN salt water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Actually, it's not the grease fitting that gives it away. I have regular trailers with zirc fitting on the axle stub.It's something else that tells me it's a boat trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Edit: I just noticed that that's a boat trailer.Can't get nothing past you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Do you know how I know that it's a boat trailer? It has nothing to do with the rust. It has to do with the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Do you know how I know that it's a boat trailer? It has nothing to do with the rust. It has to do with the brakes.Is it the tube for the wash down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nope, it's the shoes themselves. They are non-backing shoes. They only work going forward. There's a cam on the shoes that keep them from engaging in reverse.Wouldn't want to jack-knive the trailer while you're putting the boat in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Nope, it's the shoes themselves. They are non-backing shoes. They only work going forward. There's a cam on the shoes that keep them from engaging in reverse.Wouldn't want to jack-knive the trailer while you're putting the boat in the water.Wouldn't a regular trailer with surge brakes have the same setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I've never seen them on regular trailers. I have five trailers and the only one that has it is the boat trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Standard trailer brakes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 I learned something new today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I am advised that some small travel trailers use them, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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