I would use a protractor, see photo, place the protractor on the edge of the inside of one side of the trailer frame and the other inside edge of the trailer frame should be parallel with the 50 degree line on the protractor. Another way to verify…
First you will need to remove the old hydraulic equipment. Remove the surge coupler or actuator, remove all the lines, and finally remove the brake assemblies. If you have 10 inch diameter hub and drums, you may need to replace those as well. If you…
You can convert surge brakes to an electric over hydraulic braking system. To do this, you will need an electric over hydraulic actuator and a brake controller. For an electric over hydraulic actuator, I recommend looking at the Carlisle HydraStar…
You can certainly go ahead and re use the existing 2 bolts, provided they are in good condition. The fish wire method shown in the video works too, but it is also very common to just use the two bolts like your old Atwood actuator. Personally I would…
Two bolts will be sufficient for installing the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator #DM72VR. You will want to use two Requires 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" Grade-5 of Grade-8 bolts. Personally I would use something like the Curt Coupler Hardware Kit #C25388.…
The only differences between the Demco Trailer Coupler #DM14976-52 and #DM88XR are the colors and the mounting bracket design. The part DM14976-52 is silver and has a straight, or no-drop, design with the bottom of the coupler being towards the top…
Thank you for the image. It appears you will need either the Demco Channel Tongue Trailer Coupler #DM13203-95 or #DM16080-95. Both of these couplers have a zinc coating for increased corrosion resistance and fit on a standard 3" wide channel…
Traditionally, trailer manufacturers did not use electric brakes on boat trailers because the brake magnet wiring and trailer wiring did not always have the best insulation or water protection. These days, more and more manufacturers are using…
Yes, you can remove your weld-on coupler and install a new bolt-on coupler that fits a 2 inch ball. There is just a few things you need to do to before and when installing. You need to know what channel size and the weight capacity you will need for…
I am not aware of a bolt-on version of the Buyers Products Weld-On Safety Chain Retainer part #3375471000. However, if all you were wanting to do is mount your safety chains to the tongue of your trailer then you will just simply do so by running a…
Hey there Zack, appreciate that info, and we do not offer an axle of that length, and they can be pretty tricky to find. Sometimes people will have to get their axles custom-fabricated at a local fabricator, but I do have an option to consider, which…
The only difference in the Demco Channel Tongue Trailer Couplers #DM16080-95 and #DM15931-95 is going to be the bolt pattern. One will have the 5-Bolt hole pattern and the other is going to have 4-Bolt holes. I have included images below showing the…
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