Trailer brake question?

[J&D Cattle]

Went and looked at a 87 Goosneck stock trailer. Guy told me that it had the old 5 hole brakes and that you couldn't buy parts for them. He said he knew somebody who could possibly drill the plate out to 6 hole and could then get parts or you would have to put new axles under the trailer.

I'm on a budget or I wouldn't have looked at this one in the first place since the brakes were down; any chance of finding parts?

 

[J&D Cattle]

Gooseneck's website had some info.

 

[saltbranch]

I dont understand the 5 hole/6 hole brakes part. Is this referring to the # of lug bolts? Who is the trailer made by? What brand of axle does the trailer have?

 

[J&D Cattle]

Yes, lugs. Goosneck brand and not sure about the axle.

 

[saltbranch]

I would call Gooseneck and check with them. On the website they show replacement brake assemblies with 5 hole mounting up through 9 bolt universal mounting. I am curious as to what you find out.
http://www.goosenecktrailerparts.com/ca ... php?cat=26

 

[Angus Cowman]

check with Redneck the are the biggest trailer parts supplier around and if it can be had I bet they have it

 

[saltbranch]

Can you identify the axle MFG? Or maybe Gooseneck can tell you what axles they used by the year model. The 3 I have most experience with is Dexter,ALKO and HAYES axles. Hayes I have ran into obsolete parts, not the others.

 

[J&D Cattle]

I did get a hold of somebody in parts at Gooseneck. They said to get the model # of the trailer off of the VIN tag and they could get me parts. I think I might try and crawl under it and see if there is an axle tag also. I thought they used Dexter's around the time this one was made.

Forgot about Redneck, thanks.

 

[PUXICO FARMER]

A and I in Tulsa,OK has lots of hayes parts and they are the cheapest place to get hayes parts.

 

[J&D Cattle]

Looking like Hayes or AL-KO axles, 6K. Gooseneck actually appears to have the best pricing. The gentleman there said that the old brake assembly's were 4 bolt and are harder to find and of course more expensive. I'm going to go back out but I believe this trailer had 5 bolts and the complete assembly would be $38.99/wheel. You factor in tires too and it's just keeps getting more expensive. Hopefully the guy will do some wheeling and dealing.

 

[highgrit]

J&D, that's a good price for the complete unit. And 4 hole backing plates are obsolete around here for
2x12" shoes.

 

[oscar p]

I re-worked a 1974 gooseneck brand trailer. The manufacture plate was missing. I called gooseneck. They told me to look under fender on the left side and there would be a welded number on there. I called them back and gave them the number. They told me everything about the trailer. Size of the trailer,width of the trailer, size of the axle, what brakes was on the trailer,even where the trailer was sold new. The trailer I have has a 4 inch drop axles and Gooseneck doesn't use the drop axle anymore, but the brakes are the same,everything about the brakes on this trailer was rotten, so I bought brakes from gooseneck for my 1974 model trailer,everything went together like clock work.

 

[J&D Cattle]

I re-worked a 1974 gooseneck brand trailer. The manufacture plate was missing. I called gooseneck. They told me to look under fender on the left side and there would be a welded number on there. I called them back and gave them the number. They told me everything about the trailer. Size of the trailer,width of the trailer, size of the axle, what brakes was on the trailer,even where the trailer was sold new. The trailer I have has a 4 inch drop axles and Gooseneck doesn't use the drop axle anymore, but the brakes are the same,everything about the brakes on this trailer was rotten, so I bought brakes from gooseneck for my 1974 model trailer,everything went together like clock work.

Thanks for the information. I'm going to pick it up this week and hope for some good weather so I can tear into it.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

What's the trailer like outside of some brake issues? Length, width, steel or tart top, gates?

 

[J&D Cattle]

20X7, tarp top, and a swinging rear with a slide. I know the guy that bought it new and it was always shedded until about 6 years ago. Pretty good shape for an 87 model.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I had a friend that whent to the factory and bought a new 20ft gooseneck in 86, it set outside all its life and is now being pulled 500 miles a week, so yours probably has some life left. Is it a 6.8 wide?

 

[J&D Cattle]

I hope so. 7' wide. I wanted the extra width if possible as I couldn't go over 20' in length due to some of the short approaches I have to deal with. Loaded a 20' will be all my Ram 2500 single wheel needs anyway.