Checking Out the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator w/ Electric Lockout Video

The Demco Hydraulic Trailer Brake Actuator part #DM72VR should be a direct replacement for the Atwood 61101 Brake Actuator that you have now. This newest updated it rated at 7K instead of 6K. This is a bolt on option that mounts on 3" centers.…

The manual lockout on your Atwood 85778 surge brake coupler is there so that you can back up the trailer without the brakes locking up on you. Yes you can safely tow your trailer with the broken manual lockout, you just have to make sure you…

Atwood is no longer in business, which means replacement parts are unfortunately no longer available for your Atwood 61101 surge brake actuator. The best option available if yours is no longer working is to replace the actuator, which you can do with…

For a replacement for your Atwood 61101 I recommend the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator #DM62VR. This actuator is designed to work with disc brakes and fits a 3" wide trailer tongue with bolt holes 3" apart on center. It comes with an…

The Atwood coupler you have has been discontinued for quite some time now which means there are no replacement parts available for it. Now would be the time to replace the coupler with something like the Titan part #DM72VR which we have found works…

You can convert surge brakes to an electric over hydraulic braking system. To do this, you will need an electric over hydraulic actuator and a brake controller. For an electric over hydraulic actuator, I recommend looking at the Carlisle HydraStar…

Hello Maxim. I do have a video that I think you will find helpful, but we do not have a video showing installation of the exact Dexter Actuator #T47457107K that you mentioned. We do have a video showing installation of a similar bolt-on actuator, the…

The electric lockout on the Demco Hydraulic Brake Actuator #DM62VR has 2 yellow wires as they are not positive/negative specific. You will connect one of the yellow wires to your 5-Way #A25W5B blue wire. The other you will connect to ground. I…

To get the Dexter Zinc-Plated, Leverlock Coupler #T4845000 in a higher weight rating you'll need to bump up to a hydraulic actuator like what we see with part #DX89FR which has a 7.5K weight rating. For an alternative standard coupler solution I…

Traditionally, trailer manufacturers did not use electric brakes on boat trailers because the brake magnet wiring and trailer wiring did not always have the best insulation or water protection. These days, more and more manufacturers are using…

First you will need to remove the old hydraulic equipment. Remove the surge coupler or actuator, remove all the lines, and finally remove the brake assemblies. If you have 10 inch diameter hub and drums, you may need to replace those as well. If you…

All of that is not necessary. All you have to do is lock out the surge coupler so it cannot move in and out or disconnect the brake lines. By removing the old coupler you would have to remove the brake lines any way. A surge coupler can still be used…