Homemade 2 Wheel Trailer Surge Brakes and Help?.

Surge brakes are not liked by the DOT any more, you best check if they are still legal for your application.

In my neck of the woods you do not need brakes for 3000 lb trailers, but do for those over 3000lb. When you say 4000 or 2000 lbs, do you mean the load weight? That really isn't important, you need to know the gross weight of the trailer & load. As well, you need to know the total gross weight of the entire rig and make sure your pickup (or whatever) is rated for that total gross weight as well. There are many things to cover on this issue.

Here in Minnesota if you are actively farming and only hauling _your_ farm-related items within 150 miles (75 miles? Uh-oh...) you don't need a licence on the trailer, or very much of any of the DOT stuff if you stay off the interstates. Other states can be extremely strict on these issues.

So, you need total weight, and you need to know your state laws, and where you will be driving....

Hope this rambling helps a little until those that know tell you the real facts. :)

--->Paul

I agree and understand what you are saying, but the only reason I would be using it is for is to take the tractor to the shop for repairs and buying implements on occasion.
It's going to see grass around the tires most of the time and won't be for continuous use. I can
use back roads most of the time.

A 2 axle would be the ideal, in fact I have to
have 2 jack posts at the rear when loading to
take the load off the hitch when loading which is not the ideal situation. But it's the cheapest setup I can think of.