Picked up a few trailers

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by jorgeinmiami

. . . There are so many tandum trailer down here that do not have brakes I cannot imagine that all these trailers are now needing brakes

That's probably a pretty good indicator of how many ignorant, uneducated boaters there are! Makes for great entertainment at the boat ramps on weekends though! Ever since I retired, I've tried to avoid boating on the weekends for that reason!

If boat + trailer weight exceeds 3000 lbs, you need brakes on all wheels. Here's a link to the Florida Boat Trailer law: http://www.ehow.com/list_7476335_flo...uirements.html The REAL eye-opener is THIS requirement: "Gross towed trailer weight must not exceed 40% of the tow vehicle weight"! That says you'd need a 7500 lb HUMMER or F250 to tow a 3000 lb boat & trailer! Bet very few folks comply with that!

I also went with Kodiak disks from Trailer Depot, but didn't go with the SS version, since I have a roller trailer that I can load/unload without dunking the axle.