EZ Loader Trailer

[jahman]

I had my boat parked for 2 months. I hook it up to my tow vehicle and the brakes are apparently locked. They are drum brakes. How can i at least get the thing moving so I can take it to get repaired???

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: EZ Loader Trailer

you may have to lockout the actuator, and rock the trailer forward and back.

 

[Benny1963]

Re: EZ Loader Trailer

you may have to pull tires and adjust them down a little
that happens when the shoes are adjusted tight to drum wich makes for good breaking but when they sit up the mettalic in the shoes welds to the drum , you may be able to remove tire and wack each drum to break loose

 

[jahman]

Re: EZ Loader Trailer

i am tring to adjust the brakes but i am new to this. how do i do this? i have the wheels off.

 

[flargin]

Re: EZ Loader Trailer

If you have the wheels off - you can usually take the drum off, but if it is frozen; you may have to work it. Once you work it off, you have essentially solved the problem for that wheel.

Remember brakes are pretty tough things, you may have to knock them a little, or a lot, to get them free.

If they are frozen solid, you may have to have drums turned if they are really rusted; otherwise clean them off remember oil/greese is bad..

When you get it off you can crank down the adjuster.

There are a lot of web sites on how to adjust brakes.. Have fun.

 

[Jim Krawiec]

Re: EZ Loader Trailer

Hi Folks: I have a 1980 ezload trailer that is made out of steel and weights in
around 2000 lbs. It is 28 feet long from the coupler to the far rear. It has 3
cradels with 4&4 rollers on the rear, 8&8 rollers at the center and 8&8 rollers at the front. I overhuld it about three years ago breaks,berrings,tiers etc.
I have a 23ft 1980 crusiers sitting on it. Launching and recovery by my self is
pretty easy. here is what I do: Back the trailer in close to the side of the ramp, water over fenders. put a bow line on the boat and a stern line on make fast to shore. Release the safety chain and release the winch cable. If the boat dosent come off the trailer, pull your veh.up about 2 feet and back down 3feet quick stop. Boat will come off easy, go and park. I have a remote electric winch. When I want to take the boat out of the water I do the reverse. Tie the boat to the dock bow and stern, leave enough slack, put trailer in the water up to the fenders, walk out on the walk board and hook the winch cable on to th boat. Pull the boat up onto the trailer a couple of feet stop and release the stern line from shore. winch boat up replace safety chain and lock winch, remove bow line from shore. Drive away to a safe location and put the hold down straps on. It usally takes 5 to ten mins to off and a little more time to put on depending on the wind. Keep all of the rollers and cradels lubed. jim