SOLVED: Brakes locked up while backing
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Thanks to those that replied...much appreciated!
recumbent615
Founding MA Chapter Leader-retired
Re: Brakes locked up while backing
yup - been there done that. Scratched my head in the middle of a intersection that I was backing into a side road to turn around after my GPS sent me down a road with a low bridge out in the country ... folks did not like me much for the 15 minutes it took me to figure out the issue ... good thing it was a country road - the traffic jam consisted of about 10 cars and a John Deer... the guy on the tractor was funny - he said that he is usually the cause of all the traffic jams on that road....
Glad to hear that you were able to resolve your issue.
Kevin
yup - been there done that. Scratched my head in the middle of a intersection that I was backing into a side road to turn around after my GPS sent me down a road with a low bridge out in the country ... folks did not like me much for the 15 minutes it took me to figure out the issue ... good thing it was a country road - the traffic jam consisted of about 10 cars and a John Deer... the guy on the tractor was funny - he said that he is usually the cause of all the traffic jams on that road....
Glad to hear that you were able to resolve your issue.
Kevin
I did the same thing on my first trip out. Turned into a driveway too sharp and pulled the brake cable out. Got the same message, brake wiring fault. My Ford F-350 continued to pull the trailer but the tires weren't turning. I stopped right away and saw the cable had pulled out. Plugged it back in and all was well.
kowAlski631
Well-known member
Happened to us also. Betcha it happens to more people than will admit to it. First reaction is "what did I do now?" Second reaction is slap the forehead & say "duh".
Glad it all worked out.
Glad it all worked out.
hcriddle
Well-known member
I'll confess too. Late at night after several hours on the road and I was not in the mood for this. Had to laugh when I finally figured out what had happened. Watch for things in the bed that will catch the cable. That will cause it to pull out even in a shallower turn.
Mizmary
Well-known member
Our brakes locked up once in an older sob 5er. Slammed em on to avoid hitting a family of deer in central coast CA. We didn't know at the time but if your brakes lock up after a quick stop you can back up a few feet and they'll reset. Too bad we drove a couple hundred feet before we realized the tires were locked up. That was a short and expensive trip.
happykraut
Well-known member
Re: Brakes locked up while backing
It has happened to me twice. Ever since then, to get the slack out of the cable, I use a clippy and clip the cable to the side of the hitch to keep the cable off the floor. Works great.
It has happened to me twice. Ever since then, to get the slack out of the cable, I use a clippy and clip the cable to the side of the hitch to keep the cable off the floor. Works great.
robwhite61
Member
Re: Brakes locked up while backing
This s what happened to Only big problem was, I thought it was my TV. Brakes broke free, I went on, 20 miles later a car behind me started flashing his lights at me. Two of my brakes were on fire. Seems the brakes created just enough friction to REALLY heat them up. I didn't have a clue my breakaway came out. Going to put 5er in shop next week. I am not looking forward to the bill
This s what happened to Only big problem was, I thought it was my TV. Brakes broke free, I went on, 20 miles later a car behind me started flashing his lights at me. Two of my brakes were on fire. Seems the brakes created just enough friction to REALLY heat them up. I didn't have a clue my breakaway came out. Going to put 5er in shop next week. I am not looking forward to the bill
porthole
Retired
Re: Brakes locked up while backing
Are you handy - can do some work yourself?
one option is to just order complete new brake assemblies and swap them out. If you drove 20 miles with your brakes on all four are shot.
2nd option, replace your drum brakes with disc brakes.
You will not have to worry about driving again with the break away plug pulled out again.
Are you handy - can do some work yourself?
one option is to just order complete new brake assemblies and swap them out. If you drove 20 miles with your brakes on all four are shot.
2nd option, replace your drum brakes with disc brakes.
You will not have to worry about driving again with the break away plug pulled out again.
DonnyB007
Well-known member
Last summer a fellow camper got his trailer stuck in the muck and the wheels were locked. He dragged the trailer out with a huge mining tractor that was available, but the wheels were all locked up. He was going to just drag his trailer with wheels locked down the road to the garage about 10 miles away. I stopped him, tried to find his break away wire, but with all the muck, it couldn't be found. So I removed the positive battery cable from the battery/ washed muck away and the wheels started to turn. He still needed garage work, but that fix did work whether it was by coincidence, not sure. He was not a happy camper still, but repair costs no doubt were much cheaper than what they could have been.
Have a coffee, break, sleep, etc before you do something drastic like the guy above was going to do. Talk to people, phone a service centre, but just getting angry and doing something dumb with an expensive trailer may cost you thousands of dollars. Oh and you should never be drinking and driving of course, but driving while sleep deprived is bad too in making decisions. I think the guy above was physically and mentally exhausted and needed sleep/ rest for sure - but oh no he had to plug on he said.
Have a coffee, break, sleep, etc before you do something drastic like the guy above was going to do. Talk to people, phone a service centre, but just getting angry and doing something dumb with an expensive trailer may cost you thousands of dollars. Oh and you should never be drinking and driving of course, but driving while sleep deprived is bad too in making decisions. I think the guy above was physically and mentally exhausted and needed sleep/ rest for sure - but oh no he had to plug on he said.
Tallyrver
Active Member
I just brought our new Gateway home and backed it into the driveway ,I was showing the DW the hookups and the break away cable and what it's for...after I pulled away from the trailer she said "I thought you were supposed to unhook the cable before you pulled off" I guess we'll put that one in the book.
wayne
wayne
kakampers
Past Heartland Ambassador
When we bought our first fiver, we had an old 98 Dodge diesel truck...we were concerned that the truck could handle the weight. As we were leaving the dealer we discovered a flat tire on the trailer. They told us to pull it around into the shop and they would replace the tire....
We had to make a fairly sharp right turn and pull up a concrete ramp to get into the building...we made the turn and as we headed up the ramp it was obvious the truck was straining horribly by the way it was "screaming"...we looked at each other, wide eyed, and DH said "OMG think we made a BIG mistake!!!" We drug the thing into the shop, got out and looked...that's when we discovered we had pulled the brake pin....
Needless to say the truck did a GREAT job...it drug that 15k puppy up a ramp and into the shop....LOL!!!
We had to make a fairly sharp right turn and pull up a concrete ramp to get into the building...we made the turn and as we headed up the ramp it was obvious the truck was straining horribly by the way it was "screaming"...we looked at each other, wide eyed, and DH said "OMG think we made a BIG mistake!!!" We drug the thing into the shop, got out and looked...that's when we discovered we had pulled the brake pin....
Needless to say the truck did a GREAT job...it drug that 15k puppy up a ramp and into the shop....LOL!!!
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