Thread: Do I need Trailer brakes?

Just saying but to me the flang on the end of the axle looks a bit on the light side .Hope I'm wrong

Gary

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Just saying but to me the flang on the end of the axle looks a bit on the light side .Hope I'm wrong

Gary

pretty sure it is 10mm, well started at 10mm before the skim to square them up

You can buy Land Rover pattern hubs that fit onto a standard trailer axle.

AL-KO Website » Trailer Hubs (standard and galv. finish)

Is there an advantage with using the LR stubs apart from bigger bearings ?


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

You can buy Land Rover pattern hubs that fit onto a standard trailer axle.

AL-KO Website » Trailer Hubs (standard and galv. finish)

Is there an advantage with using the LR stubs apart from bigger bearings ?

Colin

I got the axle made for nothing and at the time thought it was a good idea......well mainly because I thought the trailer would have been well below 1000kg

In your case Weeds you could consider a set of discs and calipers from an LR product that would fit your stubs. Then you would need an electric over hydraulic actuator.

This sort of thing HydraStar HBA Series Brake Actuator

You can get it a lot cheaper if bought in the states, when looking a few weeks ago I found a site that sold to Australia.

If you are going to pay for someone else to do it then it might be just as easy to start again with an axle already setup for electric brakes which any trailer manufacturer will be able to supply you with.

Kelvin,
if you have been towing it around without brakes before you knew it was over 750
just get a pair of calipers from any vehicle you choose but landy you might have sitting in the shed?
Weld on some caliper brackets tot he axle.

Run some bundy tube to a hydraulic over ride

Done - totally legal and you still have the best possible trailer axle setup.

Your trailer is low COG well balanced and very unlikely to sway such that you "NEED" to control braking from the cab. Override hydraulics will be fine.

S