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    Posted: September-10-2014 at 11:59am
Have an 89 CC trailer. The actuator is shot and one brake cyl. leaks. Overtons has the complete disc. brake system
for 649.99. Has any one converted to disc.
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what about this kit?

Would this kit work on a 1999 Eagle marlin?
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My friend has disc brakes & has had a lot of trouble with them. The drum brakes are simple & do the job.
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I am going electric drum when I do the new trailer.
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I had an offshore boat that had galvanized drum brakes on double axles. After 2 years in the salt the entire system was trashed. I switched to the Tie Down stainless disc system from overtons and when I sold it 7 years later I never had to service them nor add fluid and they still stopped that boat better then the drums ever did.
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That sounds good. Thanks for the info.
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Originally posted by phatsat67 phatsat67 wrote:

I am going electric drum when I do the new trailer.


This will be my next trailer upgrade I hate the surge brakes. I like to be able to dial in brake pressure as road conditions dictate.
I have electric drums on my 20' Vee-nose sled trailer and love them.
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Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

My friend has disc brakes & has had a lot of trouble with them. The drum brakes are simple & do the job.


Have (4) discs on my trailer, almost 10yrs old and never a problem, stops really well also.

Electric sounds great however any issue with them regularly being submerged??
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Nope, 12v low current and the magnets are all weather sealed. Probably less risky than trailer lights going under water.
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And pending the style installed I believe if you squeeze the gain manually you can use the brakes while backing down a ramp.
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that sounds like the ticket Zach..
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Super cheap to when you factor out the extra money for the actuator (brake controllers for trucks are way cheaper).

I am going to give it a shot next spring I think.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 63 Skier Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September-15-2014 at 11:30am
Interesting on the electric. My local trailer guy, runs a shop that moves a ton of boat/landscape/sled/work trailers, said to stay away from electric on boat trailers. He said there's always a latest version but in his experience none of them hold up for long. But, he does a lot of salt water trailers so that might color his thinking.
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I would imagine salt isn't too friendly to the magnets and associated wiring connections.
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