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  1. bruceb58

    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    My Cobalt's trailer has Vault hubs. Supposedly, they can go 5 years between service.
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    With less than 5 miles of towing per year, you could have completely rusty bearings and you would likely be fine.
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    I just have someone operate the manual brake control while I open the bleeder valves. It operates the pump continuously. Both of my EOH units have plenty of fluid capacity so no need for a tank. I used to just pull the break away but my latest unit tells me not to do it that way. You are going...
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    Ford F150...sealed front hub...went out at 60K. Heard Fiat was finally getting rid of the Cherokee.
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    So yeah...there is a reason you don't have to service your bearings like most people should.
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    Wheel Bearing Inspection Interval

    How many miles do you put on your trailer per year?
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    Yep...which is why I have the 50A Anderson connector on mine. I also use it to power a DC to DC converter in my travel trailer so I needed it anyway.
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    You are correct....the blue wire is only a signal wire. Sounds like your 12V wire is large enough. Worthwhile checking anyway. Measure voltage with the brakes on full and see what you get.
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    Just confirmed with my OEM electrical manual that it is indeed 16 AWG. What was Ford thinking?
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    What year is your F-150? My trailering fuse is 25A. I have a 3.5 Ecoboost Lariat with the MaxTow package. See this wire? That's supposed to carry 25A? I am holding a 16 AWG wire next to it. The wire that provides 12V is the orange wire.
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    What year F150? Later models like my 2018 F150 that have a trailer module which only provide 12V when it sees a load like a battery. It was hit and miss if the EOH unit was receiving 12V and, even when it did, the voltage would drop down to the 9V region which meant the pump didn't put out full...
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    Converting to Electric over Hydraulic this week

    I have installed EOH on two trailers, actually 3 if you count me moving my one boat system to my new boat trailer. I just added it to my travel trailer that had crappy electric drum brakes. I have the Titan on one and the Dexter on the other. I found I had to run a separate power line from the...
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    Can you guess how much I paid for all this?

    Hopefully free or they paid you to haul it away.
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    You have a picture of the isolator? On many boats with 3 batteries, people just put in a couple ACRs. Another BTW, have a friend that bought a Cobalt R4 and had to have his brand new boat's transom rebuilt. I probably won't be buying a new Cobalt after Malibu bought them.
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    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    One thing I did with my Cobalt after I bought it is I emailed Cobalt for a wiring diagram and they emailed me one for my year and model. It's main usefulness is show where all the connectors are and how they are labeled. Nice thing about Cobalt is they wire every boat the same so every option...
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    Finding the VIN on an EZ Loader

    I think this is a record. First post was 17 years ago. Next to last post was 13 years ago....and now TODAY!!!!!!
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    Anchor Rope

    I had to cut my line on one that got caught in a submerged tree...hence the reason I needed to learn how to splice. I know exactly where it is in around 20' of water. Kinda deep to free dive to for me.
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    Anchor Rope

    It's more for ease of grabbing than strength.
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    2023 March Madness

    Way to go Aztecs!
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    Boat trailer brakes

    Correct...no such things as electric discs. I own two trailers with EOH Disc brakes. Best system.
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