Dexter Hydraulic Brake Actuator w/ Lockout Shield - Disc - Zinc - 2-5/16" Ball - 20K

Video Transcript for Review of Dexter Brake Actuator - Hydraulic Brake Actuator With Lockout Shield - T4854110

Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer. Let's take a quick look at this Dexter hydraulic brake actuator with lockout shield. Now this trailer disc brake actuator is built for serious towing, especially if you're hauling heavier loads. This is rated for up to 20,000 pounds of gross trailer weight and 2,000 pounds of tongue weight. So this is gonna be more than capable for those larger trailers.

And hooking up your trailer is going to be pretty straightforward as well. This uses a trigger style latch with a circular grip, so coupling and uncoupling is going to feel secure, but it doesn't take a whole lot of effort. Let's see if I can give you a brief demonstration of that. So I'm just going to lift this up and then that's going to open that up and allow me to insert my two and five 5/6ths inch ball. And then I'm just going to bring this back down.

And as you can see, I am fully connected there. And then when I'm ready to uncouple with that back up, and so that's how simple this is going to be. Now, one thing that a lot of folks like about this actuator is the durability. This is made from zinc plated steel, so that's gonna help protect it from rust and corrosion. It's gonna be especially useful if you're around water or dealing with wet conditions a lot.

And there's also this built-in shield to protect the solenoid valve, which you buy separately. That's gonna help prevent damage from road debris or general wear and tear. Installation wise, this is gonna be ready to bolt onto a standard four inch straight trailer tongue. So it's gonna fit many setups without much hassle. The overall length, just a rough measurement here, just end to end real rough, real basic, about 36 and a half inches end to end.

And then if you're wondering about the height, again, just kind of a rough measurement, I just kind of want to give you the idea for the size here, just from the lowest part to the tallest point here, a little over 11 inches, it looks like. Now, this does not include a reverse lockout. That means that if your trailer doesn't have free backing brakes, the brakes could engage when you're reversing. So ideally, you'll want to pair this with free backing brakes to avoid that issue. And this is also has a breakaway kit, as you can see here. So you're just going to hook this chain up to your tow vehicle. And in case of a runaway situation, this chain will pull and activate the brakes, prevent a trailer runaway situation in case of an accidental trailer disconnect. I think that's gonna wrap up our look today. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. If you want any help with installation on this product page, we have a link underneath the photo section that you can click that will take you to our installer locator, answer the questions that it has for you, and that locator will find an installer in your area that etrailer has partnered with to install this for you. Well, again, my name's Andy. Thank you for joining me.