Hopkins Trailer Breakaway Kit Review Video

Hey Erick, the correct size Bearing Buddy to use with the axle part #e75SR is part #BB2441 which has an outer diameter of 2.441 inches.

Traditionally, trailer manufacturers did not use electric brakes on boat trailers because the brake magnet wiring and trailer wiring did not always have the best insulation or water protection. These days, more and more manufacturers are using…

Wheel bolt patterns are defined by two numbers: the first being the number of lug nuts and the second being the diameter of the circle the lug nuts are arranged in. So a 5 on 4-1/2 bolt pattern is 5 lugs arranged in a circle that is 4-1/2 inches in…

In all honesty the best trailer braking system is hydraulic brakes that are activated by an electric brake controller via an Electric-Over-Hydraulic (EOH) Actuator like the HydraStar #HBA-10 for drum brakes or #HBA16 for disc brakes. By using an EOH…

A #84 spindle is the standard 3,500 lb axle spindle. It uses an inner bearing L68149 (1.378" inner diameter), and an outer bearing L44649 (1.063" inner diameter). These days this is basically universal for 3,500 lb axles. What you have with…

If you are picking out springs for a fabbed up trailer I would go with the more common leaf spring lengths as that will make picking out replacements in future a little easier. For 3,500 lb axles the most common length would be 25-1/8 inches like the…

The alarm on the Bright Way #BW94FR is designed to go off whenever the trailer is disconnected. So as soon as it no longer senses power from the 7 way plug on your truck, it will activate the alarm. It sounds like the 7 way plug on your truck only…

For the tire size ST225/75-15 in the Load Range D like the part #274-000029 the weight capacity is 2,540 lbs at 65 psi. Which with just four of these you'd be over the 10k GVWR of the trailer you mentioned so you should be fine.

That's a very good question, we tend to be extra cautious and say to use 10 gauge wire because that would be more than enough. When you get into longer trailers that will end up using a lot of wire the heavier gauge wire becomes more necessary.…

The Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver part #C15845 that you referenced is a confirmed fit for a 2016 Ford F-550 cab and chassis with frame rails spaced 34" apart (outside to outside). However, Curt does not test this trailer hitch with dump body…

The Trailer Axle with Electric Brakes part #e75SR doesn't come setup for overslung applications. That said, all you would need for this is the Dexter Trailer Springs Over-Under Conversion Kit part #K71-385-00. The axle has a slight bow to it…

The 5 on 5 or 5 on 4-1/2 you're seeing on wheels is the bolt pattern. The first number is the amount of bolt holes and the second number indicates the spacing. When you have an even number of holes you can just measure from the center of one bolt…