Central KY Boat and Trailer Mechanic

[Les Young]

A little unknow FYI that most people don't think about... with boat trailers being surge breaks you have ZERO boat trailer brakes going backwards down a ramp. Going backwards up an incline they will lock up because the weight of the boat will compress/actuate the brakes ,however when going down an incline there is no movement of the boat towards the truck to activate the breaks.

Yep i found that out when using a side by side to back mine into the garage. First trailer i'd had with brakes & there wasn't a tool to disable them so i took a tool that you use to remove a wheel from a grinder & made one to keep in a box with fuses etc. A buddys back up switch didn't work once when we pulled in close to a curb & then he couldn't back up because the trailer brakes locked. Thankfully i had my home made trailer brake unlock tool in that box in storage. lol

[R19]

From the factory my bypass key was installed on a wire cable and hangs near the slot where its inserted when needed. If the OP is not familiar with what I am talking about maybe these links will help...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBjS6G97azA



https://www.pacifictrailers.com/prod...BoCFOYQAvD_BwE