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One of the most useful books I have. Bought it before Mr. Google was very popular and phones had internet. It’s posing with one of my favorite pig slaying machines, for size reference. And because both were on my desk. Has everythig from weight of steel, weight of gravel, welding rod info...

Well, I'll be. You are right. All the brakes I have put in my basket at eTrailer have been never adjust Dexter Brakes and I bought these and assumed they were. "Never go full re..." I mean never assume anything! Left side may not need any adjustment. The drag is so slight, I can only hear...

Is that about two yards? Or a little less than 2 yards? Depends on the stone and size too I guess. Wet sand and gravel mix I think is about 3200-3400 lbs/yd depending on size. I have a quarry on my ranch and needed that info for my dump bed I made. That’s the only info I stored in my head. :)...

The brakes have two wires, both are white. One needs to be connnected to the (usually) blue brake wire. The other needs to be connected to a clean ground. I am going to run completely new wiring on mine later so I have not hooked the wiring up yet. You can see the lever for the parking brake...

Clean spindle. Brake Part numbers. Labeled left and right. Now is a good time to step back from the trailer and see which side the tongue is on. You know, so you don’t put the brake on the wrong side like I did. Just FYI Here we go, glad I caught it before I put the hub on. Once the...

Started with the change over to electric. Pop the cap off, removed the pin and castle nut, which was surprisingly easy, and pulled the hub off. Hub came off without any trouble. Spindle was in good shape. Bearings looked pretty good. Outer bearing looked new. Inner bearing showed some...

If you can dream it, you can build it! Unless you suck at welding, then, you can’t. Expo has some pretty incredible builds. They serve as inspiration for many and spawn other ideas. The internet has given all of us a place (like this) to come learn anything we want. Welding, guitar, how to...

Ill try to post pics. I’m documenting my work in the “Adventure Trailer” post here. Main reason for the change was that cables were cut and brake system was toast along with the rest of my reasons. Could fix or replace. Rather replace for that particular application. Had 37’s on it so height was...

BTW Scrapdaddy and Marcus, I placed my order with eTrailer. $300 for all new bearings and electric brakes with parking brake option. Even if I don’t need all new bearings, I have 3 other 101’s and 2 1101’s that share some of the same bearings. I will have to do some work to make my cables work...

1. $119 for electric brakes that pull harder than surge brakes. I can lock them up if I want to. I just adjust my output in my truck to about 4-6 depending on the load and they will pull on me. A surge, by design, can not do that. Therefore, electric works better. (In my vehicle). 2. The entire...

I appreciate your help. These two sites have strong military trailer followings. Obviously. I googled 101A2 electric brakes and it lead me to Expo and the thread with your post. I looked at the date and it was only a few hours old. What a coincidence. My 1101 had a bad caster bolted on the...

Well, When you put it that way, it’s hard to resist Humphrey. I can’t make my cables reappear. They are cut in half. And that’s a problem. I have managed incredible things with two rocks tied to a string used as chocks. Im not one to skimp on $100. I could buy the brakes with the parking...

Thanks SD. You have been a big help here and on Expo. I have my shopping cart full now at eTrailer with bearings races seals and brakes. Just need to decide if I want parking brakes or not. A couple rocks tied together with paracord can do amazing things. The difference is $100 and my cables are...

What is the difference in the A2 and A3 hubs and spindles? I found a thread on Expo where a guy used etrailer parts https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Brakes/Dexter-Axle/23-112-113.html to convert his to electric brakes and keep the parking brakes. I called etrailer. But, I’m not confident in...

Thanks PP. The electric/hydraulic option, while a bit pricey, would be ok if my parking brakes still worked. They don’t. They were cut at the drum. Ill call etrailer and see if anyone there knows the correct part numbers. I feel like it’s a shot in the dark, as it’s probably not a common part...

Anyone ever convert a 101a2 to electric brakes? I wired a 7 way plug in anticipation of adding electric brakes to it since my surge system was inop, and my truck has a good trailer package with adjustable electric brake output. I have electric brakes for my 1101, have not installed them yet...