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Hello Darren. Thanks for reaching out, I can definitely help with this. To convert your 2024 Brinkley Z2900 5th wheel over to disc brakes, you will need a disc brake kit, a brake line kit, and electric over hydraulic actuator, and a breakaway kit for…

This is a tough one. we contacted our supplier and they said you will need to run 2 separate brake controllers like part #90195. You will need to split the brake signal from the towing vehicle and attach it to the red wire on each of the brake…

Like you said, many factory integrated brake controllers will not work well with electric over hydraulic trailer braking systems. Some of the newer versions of these controllers now have an electric over hydraulic mode. Check to see if any of your…

As your trailer has a 4-way you simply need an Adapter #PK12716 to connect to the Hydrastar Vented Marine Electric Over Hydraulic Actuator #HS481-8067. The actuator, breakaway battery and module will all plug into each other through the included…

Sounds like you are towing two trailers that both have trailer brakes. As long as the brake output circuit is completed from one trailer to the next the part #C57674 would work to send the amperage to each trailer. You will want to be sure that each…

For the absolutely best performance and reliability you can't beat the HydraStar electric over hydraulic actuators. We have found that they are the most reliable, react the fastest and just in general work the best. For just the actuator you…

Essentially the adapter part #HBA-CAM is designed to simulate amperage draw of a brake magnet by use of resistance. So you can use an multimeter like #PTW1714 set to read amperage to probe each wire of the adapter. As long as you are seeing over 7.5…

The Hydrastar #HS381-8067 is a vented version of the actuator designed for marine applications (boat trailers) whereas the part #HBA16 was not designed for marine applications.

It is possible to make your 2013 Chevy 3500 compatible with a trailer with electric over hydraulic brakes. It is a common issue for the Chevy OEM brake controllers to have problems with EOH brakes. You are right that there is no way to reprogram the…

The main reason people like oil bath hubs over grease hubs is the oil bath hubs have a less involved maintenance schedule than grease hubs. It is recommended to inspect and repack grease wheel bearings and seals every 12k miles. With oil bath hubs,…

A trailer that has two 7,000 lb axles has an axle capacity of 14,000 lbs, but trailers aren't always limited by the axles which means a trailer could be rated for 12,000 lbs but have to 7k axles which means it's overall capacity is still…

EZ Lube axles like the item #T3584F-EZ-8974 come from the factory with just a little bit of grease in the bearings. The first time you use the EZ Lube feature to fill the axle, it will take a lot of grease. You will probably use 3/4 to a full tube…