What To Do with Surge Actuator After Switching to Electric Over Hydraulic Setup

Question:

I am planning on replacing the surge brake coupler/actuator on my tandem axle boat trailer with the Hydrastar Marine Electric Over Hydraulic kit. My trailer currently has a Tie Down Engineering coupler. Is it possible or recommended to replace the current moving coupler with a new, fixed coupler to go along with the electric actuator?

asked by: David

Expert Reply:

Hey David, so what you can do is lock out the moving components of your actuator by having them welded together or having a bolt ran through both pieces to hold them together.

Or you could have the whole thing removed and install a straight tongue coupler like the Demco part # DM13203-95.

expert reply by: Jameson C