I pull a 21 ft Sea Ray 210 cuddy on a tandem wheeled EZ Loader trailer with
a Jeep Cherokee. I usually tow to a lake that is about 30 miles from my home
over 2 lane country roads. I added brakes to 2 trailer wheels because I no
longer wanted the most exciting part of my day to be getting the boat to the
lake and back (I had a few very close calls). EZ Loader supplied me a with
complete kit including the backing plates, drums with new bearings, lines,
and a surge brake style replacement hitch for about $600. I had to supply
them with my trailer serial number for them to select the correct parts for
the kit. Installation took about 3 hours which included bleeding the lines.
I could probably have saved some money by buying the parts elsewhere, but I
wanted to be sure of getting what was designed to fit the trailer so that it
would be a truely "bolt on" installation that would work correctly. I've
been very satisfied with the results and towing the boat is no longer the
most exciting part of the day.
If you contact your trailer manufacturer and give them your trailer serial
number they most likely can provide you with a similar kit that will be
correctly designed to fit your trailer.
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Charley
"Klwasson" wrote in message
...
I will be traveling cross country pulling my 17 foot runabout (2500 pound
boat/trailer) with my Jeep Cherokee and I am seriously thinking about
buying
some brakes for my trailer. I have been thinking about it for years
anyway for
safety reasons. Looking at the Shorelandr web site, it seems that I will
have
to purchase an entire axle assembly and the hydraulic brake actuator
tongue.
Is this correct? Wow, this the better part of the whole trailer. Maybe I
should just buy a whole new trailer? I will call Shorelandr on Monday for
a
price, but anyone have any idea how much these brake kits will run me?
I am also going to purchase a spare tire, wheel, and mounting bracket.
This
trip is going to be expensive. These are things I have needed anyway, but
it
still hurts the pocket book.
The last time I moved cross country, I paid an outfit to load the
boat/trailer
onto their trailer and move it out. The move cost me $1800, and hoisting
it on
and off their trailer cost me $100 on each end. Now I'm beginning to
wonder if
I should just go that route again.
Thanks for any advice...
Kevin