[Rhodes22-list] Trailer trouble

[Larry Gioia]

I bought a used ‘86 Rhodes in St Pete FL 3 yrs ago - owner had passed away, his wife donated it to the local Sea Scouts, I bought it from them.  Has a single-axle trailer with no brakes - no doubt original - no idea if it’s a Triad. Has anyone driven a long distance with a single-axle no brakes trailer? I’m guessing it’s not a good idea. 

The rest of the story, as Paul Harvey used to say: I didn’t like the condition of the tires so the morning I bought it I planned to bring it immediately to a tire shop 2 miles from where I bought it that morning before driving the 40 minute drive to my place.  But that morning in March 2020 a Covid ban on going anywhere was going into effect in Pinellas county at 11am and the tire shop wasn’t open. I figured oh well there’s a spare tire, I’ll chance it. Almost made it - 5 miles away got a flat. Spare had almost no air so filled it with a 120V compressor that kept popping the breaker on my SUV’s 120V outlet - worked for about 30 sec at a time, finally filled it & got home. I replaced all 3 tires & wheels, very rusty inside.  Haven’t driven it anywhere since as I’m on a small freshwater lake (Keystone Lake in Odessa FL) and have only hauled it out once since for some maintenance.  The boat’s been great though!  And that’s the rest of the story…
  
  
Larry
   
   
‘86 R22 Still-Unnamed, Keystone FL
   
‘14 R22, Language of Love, Lake George NY

> On Jul 23, 2023, at 8:56 AM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:
> 
> My surge brakes have an electrical disconnect for backing up. It's wired to
> the backup lights on my vehicle.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 7:41 AM Olivier Hecht <oehecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> There should be a small pin that goes in a hole across the tongue to
>> prevent the sliding action that activates the brakes when you need to back
>> up. If you don’t have that pin, you can look for the hole that should be
>> there and get the correct sized pin for it. You still have to insert it
>> each time you need to back up, but it’s easier and better than
>> disconnecting the line.
>> 
>> On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 7:23 AM Scott Andrews via Rhodes22-list <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am unable to back up without disconnecting the brake line quick
>>> disconnect.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 22, 2023, at 4:17 PM, Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Umm - What?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 22, 2023, at 5:18 PM, Jeff Smith Photo <
>> jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Has any one had air introduced in the brake lined by decoupling to
>>> extend
>>>>> the tongue?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>> Jeff Smith
>>>>> www.http://JeffSmithPhoto.Net
>>>>> 732-236-1368
>>> 
>>> 
>>