Losing your mind over a situation that requires immediate rectifying helps no one. It really is a microcosm of how you handle long-term problems as well; if you can't stay calm enough to solve a temporary issue, your long-term problem solving is going to be shot.
I purchased a brand new Equipment Hauler that had 8 thousand pound axles for a well know trailer dealer. We got it to move a old car so it sat for over a year without being used and the deck wood needed to be replace after sitting in the Florida Sun for a long time (my fault not the trailers). So, when I ripped all of the deck off, I found that the Drivers Side Brakes were NEVER wired in , they didn't even bother to run wires over to them! When I was having new tires put on (exactly the same size) we found that a tire was rubbing due to the way the axle was welded to the spring hanger! The only time this trailer hauled anything was I had a 06 GMC Denali on it. This trip was over 100 miles of Highway travel at 65 mph, in the rain! Needless to say, I was not a happy camper and when I redid everything, I made damn sure to do it right. I swear it's almost better to buy something with a good frame and just rebuild it so you know everything is done correctly!
Hi, goes the same with trucks, I drove for a company , and they were just down the highway from a scale house. I got a new Pete, Mechanics looked it over and to released it. at the scale house they inspected this and found i only had 4 out of 8 cross member bolts in on two cross members and only 2 out of 8 on 2 more. this truck had 8miles on it and 2 from the company to the scales. Guy was nice, so i asked him if that is the norm of things with new equipment and he said yes. So i check my vehicles out and trailers then take em to a shop to look at thoroughly. even if its my expense. As a company driver and a OO, i shouldn't have to worry whether or not my equipment is road safe.
I feel the same way about semi trucks. I put my money where my mouth is and got a 05 western star and am rebuilding it from ground it. It’s not a cheap process but I know it’s done right!
By going to grease hubs you down graded. Oil hubs last much longer by keeping the bearings cooler and 100% lubricated while under load. The bearings ride on a film of oil which is what you want. The problem with grease is it will over time get forced out of the areas that need lubrication. I own a fabrication shop that services trailers and see this all the time. Oil bath just last longer.
Nice!! Drum brakes brake while going forward and when in reverse they not only brake but adjust the shoe to drum clearance. Saying that "yes" there is a difference from side to side and they "must" be installed correctly. Correct installation provides for maximum braking going forward and automatic shoe adjustment going backwards. Good practice is to occasionally do several brake applications in a row, in reverse, to ensure your shoe clearance is correct.
One thing about the 7-way RV plug ripping out. You should get a plug put in the post of the truck (inside the bed) , that way the cord never hangs over the tailgate and then it can't get wrapped up around your hitch either. Also, the entire issue you have is that you need a heavier built trailer ( like a Felling or Belshe ) but you can't because you give up to much weight towards your GVWR ( CDL ) and that won't allow you to haul certain loads. You will almost always have the same issues with any trailer when staying with the lighter duty stuff.
It is the shoes.."Short Shoe in Front" meaning the braking material , that is why braking going backwards does not work as well as going forward with drum brakes.They will work just not as good!
if it didnt matter what side they went on.....it wouldnt be marked left and right. someone installed the axles backwards. typically, the wire that runs thru the axle tube comes out a hole that is on the back side of the axle....maybe look at that.
The axles weren't put on backward. The brakes plates were just put on the wrong side of the trailer. Some people don't understand that when you say left or right side of a vehicle, it is determined as sitting in the driver's seat. Many think i is standing in front of the vehicle looking at it.
@@happypappy6371 like JC said the axles were installed backwards the axles come with backing plates on when the trailer place gets them you are usually right but not on this one I would never doubt Mr JC Smith
@@happypappy6371 Unfortunately your correct. Many Shade Tree Mechanic's think along those line's, "In My Best Homer Simpson voice," well gee Marge, of course you stand in front of a vehicle to tell which side is a WITCH! (Spelling intentional.) LOL!!!!
The ramps that came with the trailer were either lost or probably kept when the guy traded it. The dealer probably just through those in there when he knew Alex was coming to buy it. Those look like they are off of a dump trailer.
yes but he uses a lease vehicle and they dont come with them in the bed and i think he isnt supposed to modify it or they charge him a ton. Stupid not to have every dually equipped with bed plug isnt it!
@@robwalters9695 ahh , common sense...I like ol Alex but sometimes him and common sense dont seem to get along! HAHA i laugh at some of the things he does and does NOT do at times
Mucho Gracious an inspection of the trailer prior to actually signing for it would have caught the ramps. As for the leaking axel seals what kind of warranty did the axels have? Axel warranty is usually separate from the warranty on the trailer even though both might be supported by the selling dealer. Did you even talk to the selling dealer?
I don’t understand something. Why are oil bath bearings so bad on those trailers. Tractor trailers use oil bath and they work great. It seams like a lot of things scaled down to that size from tractor trailers don’t work right. So what’s different about those that make them bad?
The axles were installed backwards from the factory there should be a mark on the axle tube indicating front. Some axle manufacturers will put a little toe in on the axle when they put the crown in the axle tube for better tire wear. It is a good idea to check with the axle manufacturer to see if any toe in has been put on the axle, if it has the whole axle should have been turned around. There is more brake lining contacting the drum when the primary shoe (the one with the shorter brake lining) is in the forward position because of the pivoting action when going forward. With the arm in the front it give a longer stroke creating a smoother less abrupt breaking action.
FyI - you used polyurea grease in your hubs. If you mix that grease with lithium based greases, you will fail bearings due to grease incompatibility. Lucas oil put out a great video on this incompatibility. Good luck.
Yup, those ramps are from another trailer. Not sure why he didn't zip tie a loop in the electrical cord and do a permanent fix when he got home. No hammock in his back yard just work, work, and more work.
Just a heads up those ramps are complete trash. I’m a welder near a load trail dealer. I have fixed so many load trail trailer ramps. They snap right where they hook on the trailer that piece gives right out. Had a customer take a lot of damage to a piece of his equipment because they broke. May be worth looking over really well if you use them.
@@All-Miles-Matter I bought a Load trail trailer about a month ago. Guess I'll have to check axle brakes to make sure they are right, but when I did inspection on trailer - were NO ramps in back & rear support legs were not on trailer. Had to argue with salesman about it. Trlr had only come off the assembly line 4 days before & the dealer had gotten it the day before, supposedly inspected it & put it on the line for sale. Owners son came out & took ramps from ANOTHER trailer & rear support legs & put them on trlr I was getting. The mechanic said that almost ALL of the dealers he's ever seen do the same thing, Nice thought to keep in mind. Really says " DO your complete inspection BEFORE getting trailer".
@@LMudfoot Load Trail rear support legs are optional equipment, you don't get them unless you specifically order them. My new 2022 dump did not come with them.
When they welded the axles to the frame more than likely the frame was upside down and the right and left axles appeared to be correct to the welder. Then they flipped the trailer upright, that is how they were reversed. No QA. I wonder if all their trailer axles/brakes are reversed? Maybe this needs to be reported to NHTSA.
I'd raise hell with the dealer you purchased from as a start and go directly to Load Trail if you don't get anywhere with the dealer. The dealer I purchased my tandem dual Load Max from does a complete inspection on all trailers they sell and makes sure everything functions properly with YOUR truck before you roll out the gate. I honestly picked mine up after 9 PM on a Thursday night and didn't have brakes (EOH)... pulled into their shop area and we found a missing fuse. Put a proper fuse in, completed the pre-trip and headed out. Never felt rushed at all... they wanted to make sure that the product they sold me was ready for service. No complaints and I'm extremely picky when it comes to my equipment (engineer by day, fabricator, mechanic, equipment operator in my off time).
Ramps... my suspicion is someone at the trailer lot swapped out the long ramps from your trailer with the ramps from a new dump trailer just sold to the salesman's buddy.
Oops. Dexter drum brakes have lots of issues with shoes to backing plates nuts loosening. Get 8 nuts of the correct size and then remove the original nut, install the new regular nut until it tightens and then back off about 2 flats (1/3 turn)and then use the original nut as a jam nut tightened against that new nut. The shoes stay in place and wear flat across and brake more strongly. If you have the good Valcrum caps then what is wrong with oil bath? I have several oil bath trailers and cracked clear plastic caps have been my only issue.
Definitely not OK to mount the brakes either way. 100% not OK. Super dangerous. See my first post on this subject. Remember backwards breaks will not self energize. That’s how drum brakes and get their stopping power from the self energizing affect that will not happen if the brake is on backwards. Cannot empathize enough how dangerous this can be.
drum brakes always have one shoe bigger than the other its called leading shoe and trailing shoe it helps with applying brakes and also helps with realeasing them if you install bacwards they tend to bind up after being applied
Alex , if you notice on the style of brake you are right about the arm direction . Also another indicator is that the thicker brake shoe goes to the front of the backing plate and the thinner brake shoe on the rear of the back plate. Have a great day Ray w. Riverdale ca.
K Jenkins Agreed! I watched Tow Piglet and South Georgia Hot Shot repack wheel bearings over and over again using grease in their hands. Just shake my head and think, how could they not have discovered a bearing packer by now?
@@LoadMizer maybe doing one or two bearings at a time, but if you're repacking 8 bearings at a time there is no way you can pack them as fast by hand as using a bearing packer.and the bearing packer is much more efficient at getting the grease where it actually needs to be while ejecting any contaminants.
@@LoadMizer "change the grease in a packer every single time" ? What are you talking about? It would seem you have a little idea how a bearing packer works and I doubt you ever used one. A bearing packer pumps fresh grease in one side of the bearing and out the other with the excess being discarded if contaminated. And what's the difference if you're packing new bearings or repacking used ones, the advantage of the bearing packer is the same in either case. Are you trying to tell us that you change bearings and outer races on your trailer axles every 10,000 miles? You may not repack your bearings and reuse them, but the majority of trailer owners do.
I have a question for you. Why do you plug the gooseneck trailer plug into the bumper pull socket? You have a plug in the truck bed. So your trailer cord in always safe inside your truck bed. Thats the way I've always done it. Let me know if I'm wrong though.
@@TowPiglet I'm sorry , I'm mistaken. Thats socks though. And I'm sure you've thought of this , but have you thought of using the cable cord retainer like big rigs use, that spring holder thingy? Love your videos, keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
The arm (dogleg) is directional for the nevr-adjust. Going forward, if the arm over travels it automatically adjusts the spur to tighten up the adjustment. If on backwards, it won't adjust.
Mount that 7-way plug in the bed of your truck, eliminate that line hanging outside of bed. Find you a good Mom and Pop shop building great trailers, I had an Anderson trailer for years with oil bath hubs, never had a problem, I hauled equipment on it for five years, with a one ton F350 dually. I agree, a lot of junk out there.
They don’t pull the drums they mount the axles. That is a dexter issue but I believe they work both ways. I have never had an issue. The ramp issue is your problem. If you aren’t smart enough to figure out what you need for ramps how are they supposed to know. The ramp issue as far as being to wide to fit in there yes an mistake for sure.
TP. Design and build your own trailer. Either sell your design to a trailer manufacturer or you begin to manufacture better designed and far better built trailers. Could eventually have your own mtg. plant. Maybe even go for patens.
My wife's family had a small trailer manufacturing company people would rather buy a cheap trailer from lowes or other discount location then speed extra money on a trailer that can hold up to hard use . trailer manufacturing is just not profitable unless you build sub par trailers
The brakes won't self adjust if backwards. You passed me yesterday in Canaan Connecticut. I saw the trailer first and said "that looks like Tow Piglets new trailer". Then I saw the magnet on the door.
I work for a dealer in PA. We carry Load Trail, as well as Sure-Trac, Lamar, Ironbull, and others. Every manufacturer will have issues, some more than others. The difference usually comes down to how they make it right and whether or not they keep making the same mistake. Keep in mind, those axles are fully assembled (including springs) by Dexter, and arrive at the trailer plant ready to hang. Being slipper springs, they can only go one way. (Eyes forward, slippers rearward.) We'll blame this one on Dexter. The ramps are a different story, but the dealer shares some blame there, as they should have ordered it with longer ramps to fit the intended application. Most people don't realize, a lot of "dumb" trailers were ordered that way by dealers. Load Trail in particular, has really basic base models that are customized with numerous options chosen by the dealer. In the aftermath of Covid however, there does seem to be quality shortfalls at multiple levels across the industry.
The ramps did not belong to that trailer. If they had, they would have been painted white, as the trailer was. The brake baking plate is designed for left and right side, for when braking, there is an arm that moves up and turns the adjusting wheel during hard braking, if the shoes need to move too far to make contact with the drum. If the backing plate is on the wrong side, it would never self adjust the brakes.
You’re right no one makes a “good trailer” but the market is driven by price and these manufacturers build to suit what the market will pay. It would be nice to have someone make solid trailers and maybe figure a way to have decent prices. Common sense stuff gets overlooked by the builders they focus on structural while overlooking fit and finish items. I have 6 trailers and everyone I’ve had to modify one way or another. Get a bearing packer and a battery operated grease gun from snap on.
I like what others have already said, just buy used off Facebook or Craigslist. As long as the frame and axles are sound, it's usually cheaper since you'll be modifying anyway. I wanted a load trail or maxx-d and ended up with a carry-on because every trailer brand I've found is just junk. So why would I spend almost $7,000 when I can spend $4,800? Even if you make an argument for diamond-c, their customer service is so notoriously atrocious on what's supposed to be a top end, extremely expensive trailer.
I have a 2020 40ft air ride boy do I have a story for you. Bought the trailer brand new and their quality control is non existent. I made it 60 yards from the dealer and the break lines were not even connected. Dealer fixed it. Then all of the air ride equipment in the tool box came lose (screwed into the toolbox no nuts). Bracket that holds spare tire on wasn’t there and the biggest problem was that the air ride system was plumed as if it had a lift axel but it doesn’t have one. Due to this issue 4 tires were completely ruined and flat spotted. After dealing with completely rude and Condescending staff and being screwed over and over by them I finally consulted a lawyer and recorded all of my phone calls with load trail. Best of luck I can’t wait to get rid of mine. I was down for over a month and it took me to have to pay a surprise visit to the load trail shop I brought it too. After a month they did nothing to it. I took it from there to utility trailers and they had it fixed in 1 day. Also tires were never replaced so now I’m waiting for new tires and wheels plus the spare tire bracket to be sent to my house which I now have to put on. Absolutely the worst service ever. Will never buy load trail again.
Load Trail trailers look nice from a distance and they are priced well but talk to any owner of one and you'll likely be talking to one unhappy person. I don't own a Load Trail and I don't ever plan on being an owner because of stories just like the Reaper's. Sorry to hear brother, glad to hear you got it fixed and you're moving on. Thanks for sharing this too.
The backing plates on the brakes will have an L or R stamped into them on the back side so you don't have to pull the drum to make sure the brakes are on the correct side. And yes it does matter which side they're on.
So it looked like you had two different size pads on each wheel. It should be set up to use the bigger pad for braking when going forward. The smaller pad would be for braking in reverse where your not moving very fast so smaller pad works well for that.
Disc brakes are hydraulic operated. All you can use is a hydraulic hitch that sets the brakes AFTER the tow truck starts braking. Like on Uhaul trailers that have drum brakes that work with tow vehicles without electric brake controllers.
Based on what you just described they had the axles the wrong way round when they built the trailer. The axles would have come from the vendor complete but were installed incorrectly. Do I have that right?
Alex, With the magnet arm to the front . It has more of a throw or stroke than towards the rear. And the self adjust activates or turns the adjuster when arm moved towards axle as opposed to towards the shoe . Hope that helps you understand .
You might want to keep an eye on your tires those axles are made to be toed in an ⅛ inch and being they might be toed out which makes them more squirly (because they are on the wrong sides). To check find youself two straight edges, (better to take off the tires and use the tire backing plate (hub)) and put on the outside of backing plate take in mode that you have to measure the same distance say toward the rear (hub) 2ft(more is better) off the straight edges then fo the same on the front of the axle hub(remember what will fit in between the two axles use on the front) and take the two measurements and figure out what the difference is. While you are there might as well check the hitch to the front of the hubs(might need a vertical laser for this, or a level)
Going back many years on construction equipment flat deck trailers with the magnet actuated electric brakes, the "Inside" part of the brake lever always went around the spindle so that the magnet 'pulled' rearward. This is the primary braking force. Yes, it still operates in reverse, but to lesser degree. Been that way for 40 years
The brake lever operates both shoes when there is a drum on. They are side specific due to one shoe having more brake lining, which is the one that applies first then it forces other shoe out into drum. If on backwards and self adjusting the shoes will tighten up against the drum while driving and burn brakes off. You should have kept the oil bath hubs as they will last longer and provide better lubrication to the bearings. Ramps aren't from that trailer originally
Oil bath hubs always leak, then you ruin brake shoes or burn up bearings. I'll stick with grease and remember NOT to add more than 5 pumps of grease every Spring. I've had 7 trailers over the years and the ONLY one that gave me problems was the oil bath one.
@jimbruneau6769 they only leak when owner doesn't do maintenance like you just admitted you don't do. Never had an oil hub leak in 40 years of owning/running them
@@NTM2009 What maintenance on a new trailer? The grease hubs don’t need to be coddled like that. Out of the 7 trailers I’ve owned over 45 years, only the oil hub trailer leaked it’s oil all over the brake shoes and ruined them. No problem whatsoever with the grease hubs with just annual maintenance. You can keep your oil hubs…
@steamhostler4252 So you do maintenance to your grease hubs but not your oil hubs. Just need to check oil level and vent before each trip but your going around trailer checking everything before trip anyhow so what's a couples econds more for better system
Alex my question is: Why didn’t you check your ramps prior to leaving the dealership? Maybe the dealership ordered the trailer with that size option for the ramps? I was just in the load trail website and they have plenty of ramp sizes in there to offer. Also no hanging items are good to have off your trailers. zip tie those cables.
Why did you plug into the 7-pin on your bumper? You have a toe-prepped Ford; with the gooseneck/5th wheel pucks under your bed, there’s literally a 7-pin on the drives side of the inside of the box of the truck. You can even see it when you showed the scene of you repairing your plug whip.
Reminds me of a woman’s shoe salesman i once knew. When she really liked the shoe, but it was either to big or to small, he would tell her..if they were to big, to walk backwards in them and if they were to large, to walk down hill in them. He never lost a sale because they didn’t have the correct shoe size.
Absolutely matters which way they go. The shorter shoe (front) does the heavy lifting. It grabs, rotates, and pushes the rear shoe into the drum. That's why the magnet arm only actuates one shoe (the small one). .. and yes, the magnet arm works best when it's towards the front. There's more room for it to work/move when you're "automatic" adjusters get out of adjustment, and the brakes move farther to engage.
@Tow Piglet I looked at a Big Tex and it had poor welding and the poorest paint I have ever seen. It was a 26 ft tilt deck and the cross members that the cylinders are on are not even half the size they need to be and mounted under the I beam instead of inside the I beam. Looked at a Sure Trac the same day and it was no where near a load trail. I have my son convinced to spend a bit more and get a 35ft Norbert with 12000lb tandem dual axles and flip up full width ramps, paint, wiring and welding are no comparison to the others we looked at and are built 2 and a half hours away compared to 2200 miles away. Why don't you go with 12000lb axles?
Having a horrible experience with load trail on a custom white trailer. First week it’s all rusty. Mig weld wire burnt off and sticking out everywhere. Pin striping they ran out of paint half way through but continued.
Alex Did you call the dealer or the mfg about the problems? I want to see that video. They probably mounted the axles flipped. The axles probably come assembled. So they mounted the rear facing forward.
I've bought several dozen trailers over the years for various reasons and have discovered a few rules to purchase by....1. Most manufactures crank these things out as fast as the camper manufactures in Indiana, one every few minutes. 2. They don't manufacture the axles, just buy them from a vendor like everyone else, again, built at extremely high speed. 3. Often the bearings get what's called, "Railroad Syndrome." Many trailers are shipped in such mass quantity that they go by rail or stacked on a flatbed, they get tied down so tight that it is common for the new bearings to actually be squished out of round a little bit, leading to premature bearing failure. 4. Typically, the bearings with the grease are barely greased enough for high mileage use. The oil hubs are much better.(That's why big trucks and trailers have them). However, the quality of the either the grease or oil from the dealer is cheap. That being said, we do this for every new trailer. We try to find what we need from smaller manufactures(slower build, better quality). The new trailer is not put into service until we or one of our trusted shops puts in new, high quality bearings with high quality grease/hub oil (Lucas). And finally, we don't sign anything until it has been inspected, pulled, and checked out. Haven't had a problem since. I love your videos but mostly your energy. High speed individuals like yourself make good business owners, although sometimes are a bit like a bull in a China closet. I would also suggest looking at www.discountramps.com for some nice long aluminum ramps.
Exactly, Alex, I have mentioned it before, you can't let the cord hang from the middle of the neck, when you turn it gets shorter. You need to thread it from the gooseneck hitch back over the tailgate since you are using the bumper plug. That way when you turn the cord will pivot with the hitch and never change length.
Alex, I just want to thank you for all you do, great videos, great content and you're a good hotshotter too! (one of the best for sure) :) Keep up the great work, greatly appreciated by the rest of us!
Arm always to the front for more leverage and bigger brake shoe on the rear. On my brand new trailer the emergency pull cable piece was broken, all wires in the junction box wasnt terminated to the studs they were all scotch locked in it with the only ones connected was the park lights... no brakes, turn signals or emergency disconnect right at the lot then when that was rigged up to work i got home and saw the center deck board loose. Got under it and saw the camber in the axle was so excessive it was hitting the floor, i replaced the junction box, terminated the wired the right way, replaced the emergency disconnect and cable then took it back (2hrs one way) for them to replace the axle. They did replace what i used to fix the rigged up wiring and tail light that was burned up and upgraded the mega cheap bias tires with standard bias tires and gave me $100 for my trouble but damn, how may dozens of trailers left their lot and nobody said anything about shoddy manufacturing?
Trailer axles have a right side and a left side. I think the manufacturer installed them backwards. Drum brakes are "self energizing". If they are installed backwards, I don't think the self energizing mechanism works properly. There is usually a sticker that tells you what side of the axle goes where. The problem is you have to be able to read, to install it correctly.
Regarding the Ramps I believe they don't have the ramps so they found one long one more narrow cut it in half that's why you have that welded piece at the end
The brake shoes are different sizes for a reason. The one shoe grabs and as it does it drags on the drum. At one side it is against the arm that the magnet is on. On the other side is a linkage that allows it to transfer the pressure to the second shoe. The second shoe gets more pressure than the first so it is a larger shoe with more wear material than the first. This is the reason that a small electro magnet can achieve the necessary stopping with minimal electrical requirements.
Ill stick to my 40ft Flacon trailer. Custom built yet cheaper than the box store models. Should have gone Kaufman as they are the top dogs of the market. Not these box store models. Diamond C is equal to Kaufman IMO
First time in a video of yours I've heard a serious, "this is what pisses me off". I think it may be time for these trailer companies to add a mileage rating for components so people can know when to conduct preventative maintenance.
Wonder if company changed ownership and older experienced employees walked being replaced with inexperienced or unqualified workers. Had similar happen to me where new owner handed out applications telling us we were joining the new company but found out we were applying for a wage cut instead. Production people found out that they were given minimum wage which is not enough to live on in the northeast. Most walked out or left after finding new jobs and were replaced by foreigners
I own a 40' Diamond C and put 7k miles on it and passenger front axle, all studs broke off. Mind you, I haven't had ANY tire/wheel work done since purching the trailer! That's costing me $24k!! Had to drive 300 miles (to and from) to get going. Plus a lil of little crap. Now it's in for warranty and we are on week 1.5 of being down. Ask me about how great diamond c is!
@@TowPiglet well dont get me wrong the quality is great! The warranty dept side of it on the other hand.....sucks! But dude!! I sure watch alot of your videos!!! Any tips are helpful!!
The electrical cord should be plugged somewhere in the bed of the truck, not too sure why people hang it over the tailgate, especially being a new truck made for towing anything. I added a plug in the bed of my 05 2500HD and it works great.👍
I'm no expert on Trailers but Iam a Mechanic & the answer to your Question as far as why the label the brakes from RT to LT is because they Brake in a way where the majority of the Brake Pressure is coming from that arm FIRST and that's why it makea sense to have them on the proper side? 🤔
You got more problems than just brakes. Looks like the axles were installed backwards. They should be rotated 180 degrees. Modern trailer axles are built with a slight positive camber and a small amount, about 1/16", of Toe in to help facilitate good and even tire wear when loaded. If your axles were installed backwards, and they have Toe & Camber designed into them, it will cause excessive and premature tire wear. You need to contact the trailer manufacture ASAP and discuss this issue with them!
That could be why the trailer is lunging going down the road. He mentioned that it was in the video titled " this load fell off my trailer " ( I may be mistaken about the title)
It’s amazing that when you get frustrated, it doesn’t last very long. A positive attitude goes a long way! Keep up the great work
Losing your mind over a situation that requires immediate rectifying helps no one. It really is a microcosm of how you handle long-term problems as well; if you can't stay calm enough to solve a temporary issue, your long-term problem solving is going to be shot.
Axles where mounted on trailer backwards they come to trailer manufacturers with drums on them.
I purchased a brand new Equipment Hauler that had 8 thousand pound axles for a well know trailer dealer. We got it to move a old car so it sat for over a year without being used and the deck wood needed to be replace after sitting in the Florida Sun for a long time (my fault not the trailers). So, when I ripped all of the deck off, I found that the Drivers Side Brakes were NEVER wired in , they didn't even bother to run wires over to them! When I was having new tires put on (exactly the same size) we found that a tire was rubbing due to the way the axle was welded to the spring hanger! The only time this trailer hauled anything was I had a 06 GMC Denali on it. This trip was over 100 miles of Highway travel at 65 mph, in the rain! Needless to say, I was not a happy camper and when I redid everything, I made damn sure to do it right. I swear it's almost better to buy something with a good frame and just rebuild it so you know everything is done correctly!
Hi, goes the same with trucks, I drove for a company , and they were just down the highway from a scale house. I got a new Pete, Mechanics looked it over and to released it. at the scale house they inspected this and found i only had 4 out of 8 cross member bolts in on two cross members and only 2 out of 8 on 2 more. this truck had 8miles on it and 2 from the company to the scales. Guy was nice, so i asked him if that is the norm of things with new equipment and he said yes. So i check my vehicles out and trailers then take em to a shop to look at thoroughly. even if its my expense. As a company driver and a OO, i shouldn't have to worry whether or not my equipment is road safe.
I feel the same way about semi trucks. I put my money where my mouth is and got a 05 western star and am rebuilding it from ground it.
It’s not a cheap process but I know it’s done right!
So a trailer sucks due to user error and lack of maintenance 😅
@@tonydaloisio5803 - I guess you missed where the axle was misaligned and the left brakes were not wired, but ya.. 🙄
By going to grease hubs you down graded. Oil hubs last much longer by keeping the bearings cooler and 100% lubricated while under load. The bearings ride on a film of oil which is what you want. The problem with grease is it will over time get forced out of the areas that need lubrication. I own a fabrication shop that services trailers and see this all the time. Oil bath just last longer.
"I'm doubting myself after talking to my wife" - Alex. [We've all been there].
Especially after I talk to my wife.🤣
on a positive note- you are learning a helluva lot about trailer repair!
On a positive note? All his profit is going into the trailers. Never had a problem with oil hubs. Drain the factory oil and refill with lucas
No doubt
Nice!! Drum brakes brake while going forward and when in reverse they not only brake but adjust the shoe to drum clearance. Saying that "yes" there is a difference from side to side and they "must" be installed correctly. Correct installation provides for maximum braking going forward and automatic shoe adjustment going backwards. Good practice is to occasionally do several brake applications in a row, in reverse, to ensure your shoe clearance is correct.
One thing about the 7-way RV plug ripping out. You should get a plug put in the post of the truck (inside the bed) , that way the cord never hangs over the tailgate and then it can't get wrapped up around your hitch either. Also, the entire issue you have is that you need a heavier built trailer ( like a Felling or Belshe ) but you can't because you give up to much weight towards your GVWR ( CDL ) and that won't allow you to haul certain loads. You will almost always have the same issues with any trailer when staying with the lighter duty stuff.
Why would you buy a trailer without checking out the ramps and since you know the brakes aren't always correct check those before leaving the lot??
It is the shoes.."Short Shoe in Front" meaning the braking material , that is why braking going backwards does not work as well as going forward with drum brakes.They will work just not as good!
if it didnt matter what side they went on.....it wouldnt be marked left and right. someone installed the axles backwards. typically, the wire that runs thru the axle tube comes out a hole that is on the back side of the axle....maybe look at that.
J.C. SMITH PROJECTS does it matter what hole the wire comes out of?
He is saying to look at the hole placement to confirm if the axles are installed backwards or not... pretty simple stuff.
The axles weren't put on backward. The brakes plates were just put on the wrong side of the trailer. Some people don't understand that when you say left or right side of a vehicle, it is determined as sitting in the driver's seat. Many think i is standing in front of the vehicle looking at it.
@@happypappy6371 like JC said the axles were installed backwards the axles come with backing plates on when the trailer place gets them you are usually right but not on this one I would never doubt Mr JC Smith
@@happypappy6371 Unfortunately your correct. Many Shade Tree Mechanic's think along those line's, "In My Best Homer Simpson voice," well gee Marge, of course you stand in front of a vehicle to tell which side is a WITCH! (Spelling intentional.) LOL!!!!
Did you talk to the company about the ramps? I would love to hear their explanation for the incredible short ramps with ridiculous incline angle
The ramps that came with the trailer were either lost or probably kept when the guy traded it. The dealer probably just through those in there when he knew Alex was coming to buy it. Those look like they are off of a dump trailer.
If you are pulling a goose neck or fifth wheel your electrical connection should be in the bed
Was the same thing i was thinking , why is it not in the truck bed
yes but he uses a lease vehicle and they dont come with them in the bed and i think he isnt supposed to modify it or they charge him a ton. Stupid not to have every dually equipped with bed plug isnt it!
warren michael if that’s the case he should be bungee cording it up, that’s a common sense thing to not have a cord dangle over the bed
@@robwalters9695 ahh , common sense...I like ol Alex but sometimes him and common sense dont seem to get along! HAHA i laugh at some of the things he does and does NOT do at times
Watching on a phone I could swear I saw a trailer connector in the bed sidewall. But this guy does see. To cause some of his own problems
OMG!! I about died when u pulled that ramp out. That's useless 😂😂
Funniest thing I’ve seen all week😂 omg still laughing god damn that’s hilarious. Completely useless ramp. Hahaha.
🤣🤣🤣 I was rolling 4ft!!
Mucho Gracious an inspection of the trailer prior to actually signing for it would have caught the ramps. As for the leaking axel seals what kind of warranty did the axels have? Axel warranty is usually separate from the warranty on the trailer even though both might be supported by the selling dealer. Did you even talk to the selling dealer?
@@lloydholt6511 I have no idea what you're talking about. I haven't bought a trailer. If I had though, I would have checked all that
Mucho Gracious I’m so sorry. My post was supposed to be to the originator of the video. Please accept my apology.
Look at Texas Pride Trailers. They make a truly quality product and may overcome some of your complaints.
I don’t understand something. Why are oil bath bearings so bad on those trailers. Tractor trailers use oil bath and they work great. It seams like a lot of things scaled down to that size from tractor trailers don’t work right. So what’s different about those that make them bad?
Alex, they put axle in backwards if you had to swap brakes on both sides. Not directional that I know of, but definitely a factory screw up.
That’s what I was thinking the axils might be turned around the wrong way
The axles were installed backwards from the factory there should be a mark on the axle tube indicating front. Some axle manufacturers will put a little toe in on the axle when they put the crown in the axle tube for better tire wear. It is a good idea to check with the axle manufacturer to see if any toe in has been put on the axle, if it has the whole axle should have been turned around. There is more brake lining contacting the drum when the primary shoe (the one with the shorter brake lining) is in the forward position because of the pivoting action when going forward. With the arm in the front it give a longer stroke creating a smoother less abrupt breaking action.
FyI - you used polyurea grease in your hubs. If you mix that grease with lithium based greases, you will fail bearings due to grease incompatibility. Lucas oil put out a great video on this incompatibility. Good luck.
Yup, those ramps are from another trailer. Not sure why he didn't zip tie a loop in the electrical cord and do a permanent fix when he got home. No hammock in his back yard just work, work, and more work.
I bought a tow behind car hauler and think the same! Why give heavy duty ramps for a car hauler 🙄🤦🏼♂️
Ramps look like there off a 5k dump trailer
Who’s plugging their trailer into the rear when they have the plug in the bed of the truck?
A good question
Just a heads up those ramps are complete trash. I’m a welder near a load trail dealer. I have fixed so many load trail trailer ramps. They snap right where they hook on the trailer that piece gives right out. Had a customer take a lot of damage to a piece of his equipment because they broke. May be worth looking over really well if you use them.
my diamond c car hauler 44` has 8` ramps and there still to short when loading cars,wish these company s would ask truckers what we need
Your ramps should match the color of the trailer think someone swapped them out
You think someone stole your ramps and put there's in place
G. Wayne Fallis it was a used trailer..
@@All-Miles-Matter they guy had to ask where the dipstick was in a previous video, do you think he checked the ramps
@@All-Miles-Matter I bought a Load trail trailer about a month ago. Guess I'll have to check axle brakes to make sure they are right, but when I did inspection on trailer - were NO ramps in back & rear support legs were not on trailer. Had to argue with salesman about it. Trlr had only come off the assembly line 4 days before & the dealer had gotten it the day before, supposedly inspected it & put it on the line for sale. Owners son came out & took ramps from ANOTHER trailer & rear support legs & put them on trlr I was getting. The mechanic said that almost ALL of the dealers he's ever seen do the same thing, Nice thought to keep in mind. Really says " DO your complete inspection BEFORE getting trailer".
@@LMudfoot Load Trail rear support legs are optional equipment, you don't get them unless you specifically order them. My new 2022 dump did not come with them.
When they welded the axles to the frame more than likely the frame was upside down and the right and left axles appeared to be correct to the welder. Then they flipped the trailer upright, that is how they were reversed. No QA. I wonder if all their trailer axles/brakes are reversed? Maybe this needs to be reported to NHTSA.
I just hope like heck they didn’t “weld the axles to the frame”.
For the drum brakes. Back up. Kinda fast. Slam on the brakes. That will index them back. It will keep one side from working more than the others.
The trailers are normally put together at the dealer. They come without the axles attached.
So they installed the complete axles backwards in the factory. Still an QC issue.
So the toe in and camber is wrong
Check to see where the brake wires come out of the axle tube. If it's not on the back (aft) of the axle tube, they put te axles on backwards.
@@detlevwilloughby7175 what toe in, toe out. He was lucky they were pointing in the right direction. Oh wait. They were pointing backwards. 🤣
I'd raise hell with the dealer you purchased from as a start and go directly to Load Trail if you don't get anywhere with the dealer. The dealer I purchased my tandem dual Load Max from does a complete inspection on all trailers they sell and makes sure everything functions properly with YOUR truck before you roll out the gate. I honestly picked mine up after 9 PM on a Thursday night and didn't have brakes (EOH)... pulled into their shop area and we found a missing fuse. Put a proper fuse in, completed the pre-trip and headed out. Never felt rushed at all... they wanted to make sure that the product they sold me was ready for service. No complaints and I'm extremely picky when it comes to my equipment (engineer by day, fabricator, mechanic, equipment operator in my off time).
Ramps... my suspicion is someone at the trailer lot swapped out the long ramps from your trailer with the ramps from a new dump trailer just sold to the salesman's buddy.
My Dad always told me...”Never
get cheap tools.” It makes more sense the older I get.
As a mechanic with all the tool companies coming to my shop selling high priced/quality tools. We have a saying "buy once cry once".
Oops. Dexter drum brakes have lots of issues with shoes to backing plates nuts loosening. Get 8 nuts of the correct size and then remove the original nut, install the new regular nut until it tightens and then back off about 2 flats (1/3 turn)and then use the original nut as a jam nut tightened against that new nut. The shoes stay in place and wear flat across and brake more strongly. If you have the good Valcrum caps then what is wrong with oil bath? I have several oil bath trailers and cracked clear plastic caps have been my only issue.
Definitely not OK to mount the brakes either way. 100% not OK. Super dangerous. See my first post on this subject. Remember backwards breaks will not self energize. That’s how drum brakes and get their stopping power from the self energizing affect that will not happen if the brake is on backwards. Cannot empathize enough how dangerous this can be.
drum brakes always have one shoe bigger than the other its called leading shoe and trailing shoe it helps with applying brakes and also helps with realeasing them if you install bacwards they tend to bind up after being applied
Alex , if you notice on the style of brake you are right about the arm direction . Also another indicator is that the thicker brake shoe goes to the front of the backing plate and the thinner brake shoe on the rear of the back plate. Have a great day Ray w. Riverdale ca.
Bearing packer would be super handy for you in the future. Right there by the grease in the auto parts store.
K Jenkins Agreed! I watched Tow Piglet and South Georgia Hot Shot repack wheel bearings over and over again using grease in their hands. Just shake my head and think, how could they not have discovered a bearing packer by now?
I have 2...... Want one??
@@LoadMizer But the idea with the packer is; to force grease through axially and radially with one motion.
@@LoadMizer maybe doing one or two bearings at a time, but if you're repacking 8 bearings at a time there is no way you can pack them as fast by hand as using a bearing packer.and the bearing packer is much more efficient at getting the grease where it actually needs to be while ejecting any contaminants.
@@LoadMizer "change the grease in a packer every single time" ? What are you talking about? It would seem you have a little idea how a bearing packer works and I doubt you ever used one. A bearing packer pumps fresh grease in one side of the bearing and out the other with the excess being discarded if contaminated. And what's the difference if you're packing new bearings or repacking used ones, the advantage of the bearing packer is the same in either case.
Are you trying to tell us that you change bearings and outer races on your trailer axles every 10,000 miles? You may not repack your bearings and reuse them, but the majority of trailer owners do.
I have a question for you. Why do you plug the gooseneck trailer plug into the bumper pull socket? You have a plug in the truck bed. So your trailer cord in always safe inside your truck bed.
Thats the way I've always done it. Let me know if I'm wrong though.
I believe he said in a previous video that enterprise didn't have a plug in the bed of the truck
Not all have it inside it has to be tow package...rams mostly all have it .
@@tonyteresa8145 When he is recording on the tailgate in this video. You can see the plug in the bed. Its on the side of the bed.
No it’s not
@@TowPiglet I'm sorry , I'm mistaken. Thats socks though. And I'm sure you've thought of this , but have you thought of using the cable cord retainer like big rigs use, that spring holder thingy? Love your videos, keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
If you never get your hands dirty. Have you ever really loved?
Lived* sorry for the autocorrect.
The arm (dogleg) is directional for the nevr-adjust. Going forward, if the arm over travels it automatically adjusts the spur to tighten up the adjustment. If on backwards, it won't adjust.
Mount that 7-way plug in the bed of your truck, eliminate that line hanging outside of bed. Find you a good Mom and Pop shop building great trailers, I had an Anderson trailer for years with oil bath hubs, never had a problem, I hauled equipment on it for five years, with a one ton F350 dually. I agree, a lot of junk out there.
Problem is that his trucks are rental trucks and don’t come with the in-bed plug.
They don’t pull the drums they mount the axles. That is a dexter issue but I believe they work both ways. I have never had an issue. The ramp issue is your problem. If you aren’t smart enough to figure out what you need for ramps how are they supposed to know. The ramp issue as far as being to wide to fit in there yes an mistake for sure.
TP. Design and build your own trailer. Either sell your design to a trailer manufacturer or you begin to manufacture better designed and far better built trailers.
Could eventually have your own mtg. plant.
Maybe even go for patens.
My wife's family had a small trailer manufacturing company people would rather buy a cheap trailer from lowes or other discount location then speed extra money on a trailer that can hold up to hard use . trailer manufacturing is just not profitable unless you build sub par trailers
Best trailer in my fleet is 'homebuilt'
The brakes won't self adjust if backwards. You passed me yesterday in Canaan Connecticut. I saw the trailer first and said "that looks like Tow Piglets new trailer". Then I saw the magnet on the door.
No magnet on the door, Ford's are aluminium!
Mark Pontes it’s a sticker
@@markpontes4457 Only the F150's
If im not mistaken, the bar is on the back side for self adjusting. With it to the front the brakes will adjust out to point of lock up.
I work for a dealer in PA. We carry Load Trail, as well as Sure-Trac, Lamar, Ironbull, and others. Every manufacturer will have issues, some more than others. The difference usually comes down to how they make it right and whether or not they keep making the same mistake. Keep in mind, those axles are fully assembled (including springs) by Dexter, and arrive at the trailer plant ready to hang. Being slipper springs, they can only go one way. (Eyes forward, slippers rearward.) We'll blame this one on Dexter. The ramps are a different story, but the dealer shares some blame there, as they should have ordered it with longer ramps to fit the intended application. Most people don't realize, a lot of "dumb" trailers were ordered that way by dealers. Load Trail in particular, has really basic base models that are customized with numerous options chosen by the dealer. In the aftermath of Covid however, there does seem to be quality shortfalls at multiple levels across the industry.
They probably got them mixed up when they went from under spring mount to over spring to drop the trailer lower.
What do you think about the quality of the kwik load rollback trailers?
@@Ed.01 Mechanically excellent. Structurally sound but not overbuilt. Average paint quality.
@@jml6357 Thanks. I've been wanting one, the prices are so high but they do seem to be the best quality made single vehicle hauler.
@@Ed.01 YW. Definitely one of the most versatile options out there. I prefer the rollback over a tilt for most applications.
How's the weld quality? Pj just paints right over the splatter and dinkle berries
The ramps did not belong to that trailer. If they had, they would have been painted white, as the trailer was.
The brake baking plate is designed for left and right side, for when braking, there is an arm that moves up and turns the adjusting wheel during hard braking, if the shoes need to move too far to make contact with the drum. If the backing plate is on the wrong side, it would never self adjust the brakes.
You’re right no one makes a “good trailer” but the market is driven by price and these manufacturers build to suit what the market will pay. It would be nice to have someone make solid trailers and maybe figure a way to have decent prices. Common sense stuff gets overlooked by the builders they focus on structural while overlooking fit and finish items. I have 6 trailers and everyone I’ve had to modify one way or another. Get a bearing packer and a battery operated grease gun from snap on.
I like what others have already said, just buy used off Facebook or Craigslist. As long as the frame and axles are sound, it's usually cheaper since you'll be modifying anyway. I wanted a load trail or maxx-d and ended up with a carry-on because every trailer brand I've found is just junk. So why would I spend almost $7,000 when I can spend $4,800?
Even if you make an argument for diamond-c, their customer service is so notoriously atrocious on what's supposed to be a top end, extremely expensive trailer.
Did you grease the inner bearings?
I have a 2020 40ft air ride boy do I have a story for you. Bought the trailer brand new and their quality control is non existent. I made it 60 yards from the dealer and the break lines were not even connected. Dealer fixed it. Then all of the air ride equipment in the tool box came lose (screwed into the toolbox no nuts). Bracket that holds spare tire on wasn’t there and the biggest problem was that the air ride system was plumed as if it had a lift axel but it doesn’t have one. Due to this issue 4 tires were completely ruined and flat spotted. After dealing with completely rude and Condescending staff and being screwed over and over by them I finally consulted a lawyer and recorded all of my phone calls with load trail. Best of luck I can’t wait to get rid of mine. I was down for over a month and it took me to have to pay a surprise visit to the load trail shop I brought it too. After a month they did nothing to it. I took it from there to utility trailers and they had it fixed in 1 day. Also tires were never replaced so now I’m waiting for new tires and wheels plus the spare tire bracket to be sent to my house which I now have to put on. Absolutely the worst service ever. Will never buy load trail again.
Load Trail trailers look nice from a distance and they are priced well but talk to any owner of one and you'll likely be talking to one unhappy person. I don't own a Load Trail and I don't ever plan on being an owner because of stories just like the Reaper's. Sorry to hear brother, glad to hear you got it fixed and you're moving on. Thanks for sharing this too.
The backing plates on the brakes will have an L or R stamped into them on the back side so you don't have to pull the drum to make sure the brakes are on the correct side. And yes it does matter which side they're on.
So it looked like you had two different size pads on each wheel. It should be set up to use the bigger pad for braking when going forward. The smaller pad would be for braking in reverse where your not moving very fast so smaller pad works well for that.
I wonder why trailers don't have disc brakes? They work better and are much simple to work on. How much more could they cost?
Disc brakes are hydraulic operated. All you can use is a hydraulic hitch that sets the brakes AFTER the tow truck starts braking. Like on Uhaul trailers that have drum brakes that work with tow vehicles without electric brake controllers.
You have found an industry that badly needs competent competition! Could be a gold mine for the right company.
Maybe you ought to check the axles out a little closer. Are they in backwards?
Looks like they installed the axle backwards??
How are switching to grease ya didn’t show that ?
Based on what you just described they had the axles the wrong way round when they built the trailer. The axles would have come from the vendor complete but were installed incorrectly. Do I have that right?
You need to purchase quality trailer like Kaufman, you won’t be disappointed ☹️
Mechanic Fonzy, try doing stand up comedy
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Doesn't DOT require reflective tape across the rear of the trailer? Looks to be installed on the sides.
Alex, With the magnet arm to the front . It has more of a throw or stroke than towards the rear. And the self adjust activates or turns the adjuster when arm moved towards axle as opposed to towards the shoe . Hope that helps you understand .
You might want to keep an eye on your tires those axles are made to be toed in an ⅛ inch and being they might be toed out which makes them more squirly (because they are on the wrong sides). To check find youself two straight edges, (better to take off the tires and use the tire backing plate (hub)) and put on the outside of backing plate take in mode that you have to measure the same distance say toward the rear (hub) 2ft(more is better) off the straight edges then fo the same on the front of the axle hub(remember what will fit in between the two axles use on the front) and take the two measurements and figure out what the difference is. While you are there might as well check the hitch to the front of the hubs(might need a vertical laser for this, or a level)
Going back many years on construction equipment flat deck trailers with the magnet actuated electric brakes, the "Inside" part of the brake lever always went around the spindle so that the magnet 'pulled' rearward. This is the primary braking force. Yes, it still operates in reverse, but to lesser degree. Been that way for 40 years
The brake lever operates both shoes when there is a drum on. They are side specific due to one shoe having more brake lining, which is the one that applies first then it forces other shoe out into drum. If on backwards and self adjusting the shoes will tighten up against the drum while driving and burn brakes off. You should have kept the oil bath hubs as they will last longer and provide better lubrication to the bearings. Ramps aren't from that trailer originally
Yea I would rather have the oil bath for sure!
Oil bath hubs always leak, then you ruin brake shoes or burn up bearings. I'll stick with grease and remember NOT to add more than 5 pumps of grease every Spring. I've had 7 trailers over the years and the ONLY one that gave me problems was the oil bath one.
@jimbruneau6769 they only leak when owner doesn't do maintenance like you just admitted you don't do. Never had an oil hub leak in 40 years of owning/running them
@@NTM2009 What maintenance on a new trailer? The grease hubs don’t need to be coddled like that.
Out of the 7 trailers I’ve owned over 45 years, only the oil hub trailer leaked it’s oil all over the brake shoes and ruined them. No problem whatsoever with the grease hubs with just annual maintenance. You can keep your oil hubs…
@steamhostler4252 So you do maintenance to your grease hubs but not your oil hubs. Just need to check oil level and vent before each trip but your going around trailer checking everything before trip anyhow so what's a couples econds more for better system
Alex my question is: Why didn’t you check your ramps prior to leaving the dealership? Maybe the dealership ordered the trailer with that size option for the ramps? I was just in the load trail website and they have plenty of ramp sizes in there to offer. Also no hanging items are good to have off your trailers. zip tie those cables.
Wassup Alex why didn't you just put the the plug where the wire ripped and shorten it at the same time
Why did you plug into the 7-pin on your bumper? You have a toe-prepped Ford; with the gooseneck/5th wheel pucks under your bed, there’s literally a 7-pin on the drives side of the inside of the box of the truck. You can even see it when you showed the scene of you repairing your plug whip.
Reminds me of a woman’s shoe salesman i once knew. When she really liked the shoe, but it was either to big or to small, he would tell her..if they were to big, to walk backwards in them and if they were to large, to walk down hill in them. He never lost a sale because they didn’t have the correct shoe size.
Absolutely matters which way they go. The shorter shoe (front) does the heavy lifting. It grabs, rotates, and pushes the rear shoe into the drum. That's why the magnet arm only actuates one shoe (the small one). .. and yes, the magnet arm works best when it's towards the front. There's more room for it to work/move when you're "automatic" adjusters get out of adjustment, and the brakes move farther to engage.
@Tow Piglet I looked at a Big Tex and it had poor welding and the poorest paint I have ever seen. It was a 26 ft tilt deck and the cross members that the cylinders are on are not even half the size they need to be and mounted under the I beam instead of inside the I beam. Looked at a Sure Trac the same day and it was no where near a load trail. I have my son convinced to spend a bit more and get a 35ft Norbert with 12000lb tandem dual axles and flip up full width ramps, paint, wiring and welding are no comparison to the others we looked at and are built 2 and a half hours away compared to 2200 miles away. Why don't you go with 12000lb axles?
The thicker and longer pad goes forward. Also those ramps don't look anything like the ones in my loadtrail.
Does the Ford not have a 7pin connector in the bed?
Having a horrible experience with load trail on a custom white trailer. First week it’s all rusty. Mig weld wire burnt off and sticking out everywhere. Pin striping they ran out of paint half way through but continued.
Alex Did you call the dealer or the mfg about the problems? I want to see that video. They probably mounted the axles flipped. The axles probably come assembled. So they mounted the rear facing forward.
Imagine getting a regular old sedan on those ramps oh god your losing a bumper for sure
I've bought several dozen trailers over the years for various reasons and have discovered a few rules to purchase by....1. Most manufactures crank these things out as fast as the camper manufactures in Indiana, one every few minutes. 2. They don't manufacture the axles, just buy them from a vendor like everyone else, again, built at extremely high speed. 3. Often the bearings get what's called, "Railroad Syndrome." Many trailers are shipped in such mass quantity that they go by rail or stacked on a flatbed, they get tied down so tight that it is common for the new bearings to actually be squished out of round a little bit, leading to premature bearing failure. 4. Typically, the bearings with the grease are barely greased enough for high mileage use. The oil hubs are much better.(That's why big trucks and trailers have them). However, the quality of the either the grease or oil from the dealer is cheap. That being said, we do this for every new trailer. We try to find what we need from smaller manufactures(slower build, better quality). The new trailer is not put into service until we or one of our trusted shops puts in new, high quality bearings with high quality grease/hub oil (Lucas). And finally, we don't sign anything until it has been inspected, pulled, and checked out. Haven't had a problem since. I love your videos but mostly your energy. High speed individuals like yourself make good business owners, although sometimes are a bit like a bull in a China closet. I would also suggest looking at www.discountramps.com for some nice long aluminum ramps.
Can you get a custom built trailer that would fix all the flaws you are finding with all these brands?
The plug wire is not longer. It is not attached near the hitch. It's not supposed to hang from the middle of the neck.
Exactly, Alex, I have mentioned it before, you can't let the cord hang from the middle of the neck, when you turn it gets shorter. You need to thread it from the gooseneck hitch back over the tailgate since you are using the bumper plug. That way when you turn the cord will pivot with the hitch and never change length.
You didn’t notice the short ramps when you bought it?
Alex, I just want to thank you for all you do, great videos, great content and you're a good hotshotter too! (one of the best for sure) :) Keep up the great work, greatly appreciated by the rest of us!
Arm always to the front for more leverage and bigger brake shoe on the rear. On my brand new trailer the emergency pull cable piece was broken, all wires in the junction box wasnt terminated to the studs they were all scotch locked in it with the only ones connected was the park lights... no brakes, turn signals or emergency disconnect right at the lot then when that was rigged up to work i got home and saw the center deck board loose. Got under it and saw the camber in the axle was so excessive it was hitting the floor, i replaced the junction box, terminated the wired the right way, replaced the emergency disconnect and cable then took it back (2hrs one way) for them to replace the axle. They did replace what i used to fix the rigged up wiring and tail light that was burned up and upgraded the mega cheap bias tires with standard bias tires and gave me $100 for my trouble but damn, how may dozens of trailers left their lot and nobody said anything about shoddy manufacturing?
I actually used a Texas Pride for a while and never had any issue. Also it was a 30 foot. 🤷♂️
Texas Pride all the way and there customer service is top notch just saying Alex keep the videos coming 👍.
Trailer axles have a right side and a left side. I think the manufacturer installed them backwards. Drum brakes are "self energizing". If they are installed backwards, I don't think the self energizing mechanism works properly. There is usually a sticker that tells you what side of the axle goes where. The problem is you have to be able to read, to install it correctly.
I was always told to have the brakes pointing front, and if the connector was too long why not just put the connector where it broke?
Looks like someone should have done their homework a I'm speechless
Regarding the Ramps I believe they don't have the ramps so they found one long one more narrow cut it in half that's why you have that welded piece at the end
The brake shoes are different sizes for a reason. The one shoe grabs and as it does it drags on the drum. At one side it is against the arm that the magnet is on. On the other side is a linkage that allows it to transfer the pressure to the second shoe. The second shoe gets more pressure than the first so it is a larger shoe with more wear material than the first. This is the reason that a small electro magnet can achieve the necessary stopping with minimal electrical requirements.
Ill stick to my 40ft Flacon trailer. Custom built yet cheaper than the box store models.
Should have gone Kaufman as they are the top dogs of the market. Not these box store models. Diamond C is equal to Kaufman IMO
First time in a video of yours I've heard a serious, "this is what pisses me off". I think it may be time for these trailer companies to add a mileage rating for components so people can know when to conduct preventative maintenance.
Why don’t you use bearing buddies?
Can I buy those ramps from you for my golf cart trailer?
Soooo... in the market for a new trailer. I know what brand I won't consider. Thanks brother for keeping it real as always
That ramp 😂 Sorry bro, that sucks
That ramp made me laugh
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Wonder if company changed ownership and older experienced employees walked being replaced with inexperienced or unqualified workers. Had similar happen to me where new owner handed out applications telling us we were joining the new company but found out we were applying for a wage cut instead. Production people found out that they were given minimum wage which is not enough to live on in the northeast. Most walked out or left after finding new jobs and were replaced by foreigners
I own a 40' Diamond C and put 7k miles on it and passenger front axle, all studs broke off. Mind you, I haven't had ANY tire/wheel work done since purching the trailer! That's costing me $24k!! Had to drive 300 miles (to and from) to get going. Plus a lil of little crap. Now it's in for warranty and we are on week 1.5 of being down. Ask me about how great diamond c is!
Ouch man, I thought I had bad luck. Seems to me no matter what trailer someone buys they all suck.
@@TowPiglet well dont get me wrong the quality is great! The warranty dept side of it on the other hand.....sucks! But dude!! I sure watch alot of your videos!!! Any tips are helpful!!
The electrical cord should be plugged somewhere in the bed of the truck, not too sure why people hang it over the tailgate, especially being a new truck made for towing anything. I added a plug in the bed of my 05 2500HD and it works great.👍
I'm no expert on Trailers but Iam a Mechanic & the answer to your Question as far as why the label the brakes from RT to LT is because they Brake in a way where the majority of the Brake Pressure is coming from that arm FIRST and that's why it makea sense to have them on the proper side? 🤔
Check out Lamar trailers 9k for 16k 40 foot with large tool box, powder coated. you tube has videos good luck
You got more problems than just brakes. Looks like the axles were installed backwards. They should be rotated 180 degrees. Modern trailer axles are built with a slight positive camber and a small amount, about 1/16", of Toe in to help facilitate good and even tire wear when loaded. If your axles were installed backwards, and they have Toe & Camber designed into them, it will cause excessive and premature tire wear. You need to contact the trailer manufacture ASAP and discuss this issue with them!
That could be why the trailer is lunging going down the road. He mentioned that it was in the video titled " this load fell off my trailer " ( I may be mistaken about the title)
The part that you hook your grease gun to is called a zerk fitting. Thanks. Another great video