What Is Needed To Switch A Trailer Over To Hydraulic Brakes

Updated 10/30/2023 | Published 10/27/2023

Question:

Need help with questions about add products to my gooseneck trailer like the hydraulic breaks convince kit? And if they also have a similar kit for the front landing gear? Along with the hydraulic cinder for my knife edge ramp?

asked by: James H

Expert Reply:

When switching over to hydraulic brakes you going to have actuator options; electric-over-hydraulic (EOH) and surge. EOH will require a brake controller and will give you more customization to your brake settings and surge will just activate depending on the decrease in inertia as your tow vehicle starts to slow down. There's quite a bit that goes into this so we'll first need to get some information about your trailer's axle(s). We'll need the capacity, bearing and seal dimensions, wheel bolt pattern, and the number of axles you have to find all the correct components. I've attached a couple of help articles below to help with this process if you'd like to check them out.

For the landing gears I'll need to know if this is camper style fifth wheel or more like a heavy-duty flat bed trailer for hauling equipment and what the GVWR is so that we can choose the correct style and capacity of the landing gears.

We don't currently offer hydraulic lifts for ramps but we do offer a few lift assists. I'd need to know more about your lift to be sure that we'd have anything compatible though.

expert reply by: Kevin C