Electric Trailer Brakes » Maintenance & Repairs

Need to Hook Up Electric Trailer Brakes?

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:11:25 +0000

jhnyblayze asked:

I purchased a trailer that has electric trailer brakes. I don’t know how to hook up the brakes. The 7 way plug I purchased has only one wire for the electric brakes (blue). Each hub on the trailer (there are 4 of them) has 2 wires coming out the back side. I assume one is the power and one a ground. Do I just splice all the power wire and all the ground wires together and attach them to the power and ground on the plug? Help me out!

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Where can i get a wiring harness?

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:18:41 +0000

ford greasemonkey asked:

I have A F-150 with a tow packege harness on it thats under the dash its for electric trailer brakes to plug into the guy that I bought it from was an idot and cout off the end that the brake controler plugs into when he removed his electric trailer brakes anyone know where I can buy one?

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Electric Brake Control?

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:48:43 +0000

jeepster asked:

Just bought a 97 F-350 looks like the old owner used to tow a fith wheel has a RV trailer plug everything seems to work except when I press on the break pedal no light come on the brake control box check the plug in back with break pedal down no power there is power to the brake taillights.Someone was telling me that the trailer needs to be hooked up before the light will work on the brake control box would like to know if this is true or do I have a bad brake control box and can I tow the trailer home with out the trailer breaks if I take my time

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Adding Electric Brakes to 7×20ft trailer?

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:54:03 +0000

John asked:

i am looking into buying a boat trailer that was converted to a landscape trailer that is roughly 6.5×20ft duel axles. and a trailer that big really need electric brakes. i heard you can add them and i was wondering about how much it would cost me per axle and who sells aftermarket trailer brake add ons?

Thanks
John K

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Brakes on horse trailer?

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:07:15 +0000

eqstrnathlete asked:

I have a horse trailer. I hooked it up to the electric on my truck and the electric brakes on the trailer kept locking up. Once I unplugged the trailer from the truck it no longer locked up. The truck does not have a brake box in the cab. Any ideas on what might be causing this? Is it an easy fix or costly?
Phew! I must say I am relieived it is simple. Too add, any idea how much a local dealer might charge to install one?

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