Ifor Williams brake adjustment & repairs

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19 күн бұрын

Finally I can get back on the tools, first job, sort out the brakes on the little Ifor Williams trailer & then get the new heavy duty wheels & tyres fitted. This trailer has been, quite simply, amazing. I purchased it some 16 years ago, it travelled all over the UK & Europe before been stripped down & crammed into a container to New Zealand.
It's now covered at least 150,000 miles, been overloaded so many times I have lost count, it's been to the top & bottom of NZ many times, been crashed into by dumb car drivers.
I have noticed recently that the brakes aren't working too well & if you brake suddenly the trailer seems to slam into the back of the ute & then just lock up the brakes - not at all pregressive like the used to be.
So, in this video we dig into the brakes, I was hoping was just needing some adjustment....how wrong could I be!
The information in this video will be helpful to others with Ifor Williams trailers - the brakes should be adjusted on a regular basis - the Owner's Manual states every 1,000 miles - we all know that's not going to happen!!
Enjoy
Andy
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@paulcookson4773 17 күн бұрын

Hi, its pronounced ivor, in Welsh f is v thanks for the great video.

@ctechbob 17 күн бұрын

Interesting how trailer brakes evolved differently on the other side of the world from what we have here in the US. Not better, not worse, just different. Of course, even here we have 2 different 'systems' (Electric and surge) and even different versions of electric.

@tweake7175 17 күн бұрын

actually thats a UK trailer not NZ. drums are the cheap budget option here and not all that common. most common is surge/inertia hydraulic disc braked. just like the suspension on that trailer which is also the budget version and not all that commonly used.

@ctechbob 16 күн бұрын

@@tweake7175 Here it is mostly electric drums. Surge brakes are usually used for boats and rental trailers. The electric drums work well, but just like anything, stay on top of the maintenance. Some of the really big rv's use electric over hydraulic and discs to go with it. Nice systems, complicated, but a notch above the drums. Usually only used when you get up in the super expensive 5th wheel RV's. Mine, at 6000#'s happily gets by with the drums. Emergency braking is by electrical disconnect. Small 12v battery (Or house battery in case of RV's) attached to a breakaway switch that sends full battery voltage to the brakes should the truck come separated from the trailer.

@tweake7175 16 күн бұрын

@ctechbob its similar here. Except its mostly surge instead of electric. Cost, wiring etc puts people off electric. Especially as they often use different tow vehicles. Aussie has more electric because of their towing laws.

@tweake7175 17 күн бұрын

i thought UK did have hydraulic brakes, but they must have a cable operated parking brake. that makes it very expensive to have hydraulic and cable operated. drums are cheap and work well for parking.