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05-24-2013, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Courtney
Trailer: 1982 13ft Scamp purchased on May 2nd
Georgia
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Brakes on 13'
Getting new tires on the 82 Scamp and find out there are drum brakes on it that aren't hooked up. What's THAT about?!?!
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05-24-2013, 03:20 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler (B1700RGH) 1979
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My guess: one previous owner realized that it should have brakes and had them installed; a later previous owner (or even the same one) decided they didn't want to maintain them and stopped using them. If it has only a 4-pin electrical connector to the tug, someone may have started towing with a vehicle without brake wiring and rather than equipping the tug, abandoned the trailer brakes.
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05-24-2013, 03:28 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Courtney
Trailer: 1982 13ft Scamp purchased on May 2nd
Georgia
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Connector from Scamp is a 4, but wires look to have been hacked somewhere along the way.
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05-24-2013, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler (B1700RGH) 1979
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Also...
They're drum brakes, but are they electric or hydraulic? Someone could abandon electric brakes because their tug is not set up with a controller and wiring (see above post); they could abandon hydraulic surge brakes if the coupler/actuator failed and they didn't bother to fix it.
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1979 Boler B1700RGH, pulled by 2004 Toyota Sienna LE 2WD
Information is good. Lack of information is not so good, but misinformation is much worse. Check facts, and apply common sense liberally.
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05-24-2013, 03:36 PM
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I would recommend to you that you get the brakes fixed. If they are all rusty and messed up you can install new ones very cheaply (just 4 bolts to remove). You'd need to add a controller to your tow vehicle.
Brakes make towing a lot nicer - stops are faster and smoother and you can stop trailer sway with the manual switch on the controller.
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05-24-2013, 03:42 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Courtney did the PO replace the axle by chance? If so it may be the trailer didnt have an axle that allowed for brakes and they replaced they decided to have an axle and brake drums added but never got around to having the brake wiring added or the pads added... just another possibility.
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05-24-2013, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Courtney
Trailer: 1982 13ft Scamp purchased on May 2nd
Georgia
Posts: 303
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Unfortunately, I never met the true PO. The person I bought it from got it at an estate sale and flipped it :-/
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05-24-2013, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: 2001 Spirit Deluxe 17" K5NAN
Texas
Posts: 688
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There are one or two Youtube videos that tell you how to test your brakes to see if they are functional. Essentially hooking a battery up the magnets and see if they activate the pads. Others can provide more data. I replaced both of mine with brand new all the way around rather cheaply but you can replace individual components if you so desire.
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K5NAN
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If you Rest, You Rust
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05-24-2013, 07:22 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
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As Carol mentioned, brake drums don't necessarily mean you have brake shoes (magnet and springs either). Have you looked?
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
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