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 Post subject: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:40 am 
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So today is the day I have waited for all winter! I am leaving this evening for Michigan to pick up the new boat. It is about an 8 hour drive.

Here is my question... What breaks come on the Axis trailer? The dealer says they are surge but the plug is a seven round. I don't have a electric brake controller and I don't want to drive up and find it has electric brakes. Thoughts??


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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:35 am 
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Every axis trailer I have seen has surge brakes. To verify, disconnect the trailer wiring and try to backup slowly. If the trailer resist you it has surge working brakes.


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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:26 am 
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No brake controller needed. Just a seven round

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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:01 am 
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Surge brakes. The 7-pin adapter is because you need the reverse lights hooked up in order to be able to drive in reverse.

The reverse light triggers a solenoid at the surge brake to disable the brakes when you're backing up.


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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:04 am 
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X4 on the surge. I don't think I have ever seen a tow boat on a trailer with electric brakes?? Even my 1990 Nautique had surge

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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:20 am 
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It's definitely surge even though it has the 7 round plug. I think they do that because the 7 round is a more reliable connector and most pickups are already setup for 7 round. Technically, 5 flat is all that's really needed here so they go overkill for whatever reason


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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:53 pm 
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Excellent! I am hitting the road right now. I thought it would be a 5 flat but I guess 7 round is becoming standard. Thanks for all the help!!


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 Post subject: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:21 pm 
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Electric brakes would rust up and cause all kinds of problems as soon as you dunk the trailer in the water, pretty sure all(or most) boat trailers are hydraulic brakes


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 Post subject: Re: Need quick help!
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:29 pm 
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all thats needed is 4 pin flat to a 7 pin adaptor but wire the blue wire to your reverse lights.= done


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