Indydirtfarmer
Platinum Member
Trailer brakes are adjustable. Newer Dexter brakes MAY be self adjusting. Obviously, yours aren't. You may need to crawl under the trailer with a brake adjusting tool. I recommend jacking each wheel up, and adjusting untill the slightest bit of drag is felt when trying to turn the wheel.
The single most common electric brake problem is the very same thing that usually plagues electriclighting on a trailer.
THE GROUND!!!!!
Also, look to see if the brake wiring was done correctly from the factory. I bought a new 25' gooseneck about a year ago, only to find that the manufacturer decided to be creative, and wire the brakes different than Dexter recommends. They were only working about 50% untill I re-wired them.
You want your brakes to give you the feeling of a moderate "pull" with an empty trailer, at around 20 MPH, and the controller set at around 25%.
Speaking as someone who pulls gooseneck trailers around 40,000 miles a year, test them a couple times in the driveway BEFORE pulling out in traffic. The life you save may be your own....!
The single most common electric brake problem is the very same thing that usually plagues electriclighting on a trailer.
THE GROUND!!!!!
Also, look to see if the brake wiring was done correctly from the factory. I bought a new 25' gooseneck about a year ago, only to find that the manufacturer decided to be creative, and wire the brakes different than Dexter recommends. They were only working about 50% untill I re-wired them.
You want your brakes to give you the feeling of a moderate "pull" with an empty trailer, at around 20 MPH, and the controller set at around 25%.
Speaking as someone who pulls gooseneck trailers around 40,000 miles a year, test them a couple times in the driveway BEFORE pulling out in traffic. The life you save may be your own....!
