vac/hydro trailer breaks on flatbed/dump trailer ???

Discussion in 'Towing Equipment' started by sweetk30, Sep 2, 2007.

  1. sweetk30

    sweetk30 Well-Known Member

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    possibly looking at getting a good slightly used flatbed/dump gooseneck trailer. 2 axles. thay are 8 lug and look like 2 1ton axles with 1 qiant tube slid over the tubes and made in to axles. thay have the standerd hydro brakes on them.

    my question is is there anything i can switch over to other than vac/hydro setup or am i stuck with it. i dont realy want all the extra vac stuff under the hood.

    this thing is a tank of a flatbed/dump trailer. but would be great to have a combo trailer for my current needs.
     
  2. duckmanquacker

    duckmanquacker Well-Known Member

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    I'm not sure of the cost but you should be able to switch to electric.
     
  3. Seventy4Blazer

    Seventy4Blazer Well-Known Member

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    i would look into a electric over hydraulic setup. shouldnt be much to change it over as it SHOULD only be the trailer control unit. a good controller like a brakesmart or something similar would run the syster just fine. hydro brakes on a trailer are GREAt for towing heavy. i wish my trailer had them.
     

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