Hi Gary,

I just returned yesterday from a 10 hour ride from far Upstate NY to
Northeastern NJ to pick up a CHERRY of a trailer. It is hydraulic,
with stainless steel disks on one axle, (twin axle trailer).

We had a panic stop situation in heavy rain, unloaded trailer. The tow
vehicle, (Chevy Astro van), has antilock brakes. We stopped short and
straight, leaving me no doubt about how well the trailer brakes work,
even without a boat.

The seller advised letting air out of the tires for a better ride, but
it seemed to, "hop", all the way home, seeming to develop a
vibration/occilation of sorts that would start when we hit a small
bump, and continue for a second or two. It wasn't the brakes locking
up in any way. Anybody know what would cause this? Is it just a
product of the empty, flexible trailer? (FWIW, I'm a professional
driver, so the trailer was thoroughly pretripped, and everything was
tight).

Also, the hitch receiver, and the corresponding hitch bar that has the
ball attached, RATTLED all the way home, driving us crazy. I know it
won't do this with the boat on, but is there a way to stop this? We
tried a bungee cord around the bottom of the hitch bar, tying it up
above to the bumper, but that didn't do it. If i had a couple small
nails, I would have driven them into the gap as a quick fix. Any ideas
how to stop this next time?

My 2¢
My vote's for standard hydraulic as well.

Reason: KISS

Hope I helped.
Donny


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