Video Transcript for Review of Hydrastar Trailer Brakes - Tandem Axle Disc Brake Kit with Actuator - HYD74VR

Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at this Hydrastar Disc Brake Kit with the Electric Over Hydraulic Brake Actuator for Tandem 6,000 pound Trailer Axles. It has a six on five and a half inch bolt pattern. Now this is an all inclusive kit. This will have everything you'll need to switch your trailer over to disc brakes for improved performance and greater stopping power.

This will include four disc brake end kits for two axles. The hub and rotor assemblies right here have the half inch wheel studs on them. And they do include pre-installed bearing races on the inside. It does also come with the inner and outer bearings. The grease seals.

Now the calipers that are included, these are stainless steel calipers. They will include the brake pads and the installation bolts. The mounting brackets that the caliper's attached to, these are designed to attach to a five bolt brake flange. And the Dacromet coating, which is on the rotors and on the caliper mounting brackets, is corrosion resistant. The stainless steel calipers we mentioned are stainless steel, so they are rust proof.

Now one thing I did want to zoom in on just to show you, it comes with this Hydrastar Electric Over Hydraulic Brake Actuator. This is designed to activate your trailer brakes when you apply the brakes in your tow vehicle. This will install on your trailer frame and connects to the trailer's wiring. It does include the brake lines. This will help create a nice, smooth, even braking with a fast response time.

And it is designed to work with most in-cab brake controllers. Now the brake line kit we mentioned, it'll come with everything you need. The solid brake lines, flexible brake lines. All the fittings you need for tandem axle trailers. Now we do list on the product page of this product, all of the part numbers that are included with this kit. Now more and more people are switching their trailers over to disc brakes, and with good reason. 'Cause unlike drum brakes, these disc brakes will deliver consistent braking, even at highway speeds. And the disc brakes also offer a substantially shorter stopping distance. The disc brake calipers right here, these will have only one moving part, so there's fewer parts to maintain, fewer parts to get damaged, and fewer parts to have to repair or replace. Again, this kit, the application is for 6,000 pound tandem axle trailers. Bolt pattern of six on five and a half inches. The rotor diameters 12 inches. And we had mentioned the stud diameter on them is half an inch. But that should do it for a look at the Hydrastar Disc Brake Kit with the Electric Over Hydraulic Brake Actuator for Tandem 6,000 pound Trailer Axles.