When to Use Brake Pull-Rod？

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Country: UK - England Town: Liverpool Length: no boat Join Date: May Posts: 219 Trailer pull rod that activates brakes advice We would like to replace the pull rod that connects the trailer coupling to the cables that activate the drum brakes on our SBS trailer, with a cable . Possibly stainless. There is so much lost motion and its prone to bending and hence applying the brakes. Anyone any advice or experience . Ta Nik __________________
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Country: UK - England Town: Dorset Boat name: Seabadger 2 Make: Delta / Ribcraft 6.8 Length: 7m + Engine: Various MMSI: - Join Date: May Posts: 743 I've fitted both threaded bar and cables on two or three trailers now.

I've settled for the M10 threaded bar option now. I use a single stainless steel eye bolt bolted into the the trailer chassis and this supports the thread bar.

Thread bar shouldn't bend as it should only be acting in tension.

I use zinc plated stuff from toolstation - they sell handy M10 joiner nuts too - make sure you use locknuts each side of each joiner nut

I spray the whole lot in Glaskelder Klar anti corrosion spray once installed. __________________
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Country: UK - England Town: Dorset Boat name: Seabadger 2 Make: Delta / Ribcraft 6.8 Length: 7m + Engine: Various MMSI: - Join Date: May Posts: 743 Should have said I've found stainless cables are very stretchy even in thick sizes and I've had a couple of galv cables snap when externally they still seemed to be good condition __________________

That's just like the B.S. that you should always double-clutch....
Never "blind-back" and yes.....You can use the Engine retarder in rain, snow and even ice if you use it wisely.....

I wish there was a skid pan close by that drivers could use to master all sorts of techniques like roll-over prevention ect...
When I was learning how to run end-dumps....this older driver had me raise the bed up and drive around in the yard over the potholes, over skids... to get to the point where my A-z-z would start to pucker....
Drivers need to learn respect not fear.... of the equipment...

seems to make sense to me....the book even specifically says not to do this

this is an exact quote out of the book, im gonna type exactly what it says here:

"The trailer hand valve (also called the trolley valve or Johnson Bar) works the trailer brakes. The trailer hand valve should be used only to test the trailer brakes. Do not use it in driving because of the danger of making the trailer skid."

and this is from another section under Prevent Trailer Skids

"(if trailer wheels lock up) Release the brakes to get traction back. Do not use the trailer hand brake to straighten out the rig"