Replacement Battery for Hopkins Breakaway Kit # HM20001

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I haveHopkins Trailer Breakaway Kit with Built-In Battery Charger - Side Load Item # HM20001kit. I would like to replace the. battery. I use a solar charger to keep it charged. What battery should I purchase?

asked by: Kevin M

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Expert Reply:

Since you have the Hopkins breakaway kit part # HM20001 the correct replacement battery would be the part # HM20008.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

It sounds like you are speaking of the wires for the brake magnets. If this is correct, you will need to connect one of the wires to the brake controller output wire on your trailer connector and the other wire will need to be grounded to a clean…

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Answer 2

If the spindles on your Reliable 2,700 pound axle are straight (same diameter in both bearing locations) then that indicates that it uses L44649 inner and outer bearings but if the spindles are tapered (inner bearing surface diameter is larger than…

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Answer 3

Hi Jacob; as long as you confirm you have #L44649 inner and outer bearings the Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly #AKHD-545-2-2K will fit. Keep in mind, these are rated for a 2k axle so your capacity will be slightly lower with the hubs installed. For…

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Answer 4

Hello Mike. It sounds like you are wanting to add electric brakes to your boat trailer that currently has no brakes. This is possible, but you will first need to make sure that your axle is equipped with a brake flange at the base of the spindle. The…

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Answer 5

If your boat trailer uses electric brakes such as #23-469 it is a good idea to unplug the trailer connector from the ML-350 before you back the trailer up to launch your boat. Boat trailers are more and more often being fitted with electric brakes…

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Answer 6

An oil seal like Redline part #9103309 installs in the back side of the hub (the side nearest the trailer's frame) with the sides or "legs" of the seal inserted into the hub's bore. This means that the flat metal surface of the seal…

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Answer 7

You ask a very good question. In recent years we've seen more and more boat trailer manufacturers installing electric drum brakes on their trailers as OEM equipment. In the past boat trailers almost always had hydraulic drum or disc brakes as…

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Answer 8

You would need to step up to a 3500 pound set up to get an axle that comes with brake mounting flanges. You could have brake mounting flanges welded to a 2K axle if you wanted but it is a precision job that requires the proper equipment and someone…

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Answer 9

With the right size hub and drum assembly you could technically use 7 inch brakes on anything. The problem is that 7 inch brakes are rated too low for a 3500 pound axle. They are only rated up to 2500 pounds. The other issue is that the hub/drums…

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Answer 10

To add electric drum brakes to your trailers the first thing you will need are brake mounting flanges. There are different ones for different diameter axles. Given the lower capacity of the trailers I am guessing the diameter of the axles is 1-3/4…

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Answer 11

The BTR and BT8 denotations refer to the spindle, not the trailer hub. The difference between a BTR and BT8 spindle is that the BTR spindle uses a 1.063" diameter L44649 bearing and the BT8 spindle uses a 0.99" diameter L44643 bearing. In…

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Answer 12

Hey Nicholas, thanks for reaching out! The rotors in the E-Coat Dexter Disc Brake Kit #K71-633-2 are being discontinued so even if we had everything else available separately in a different kit I'd recommend going with a different disc brake kit…

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