Tree DR

Anyone useing electric over hydraulic disk brakes? Last I was around them in the late 90's the electric motors that ran the hydraulic pumps wouldn't last.
Thanks. Tree Dr

BearKiller

I would spend the extra money and go vacuum-over-hydraulic.

Much quicker and more positive response than elect-draulic.

I don't trust anything electric to have anything to do with my brakes; there is just too many things that can mal-function.

DanTana

My 2006 Cedar Creek had electric. My 2006 Day Dreamer has electric/hydraulic. All the difference in the world.

Tree DR

Reliability is my biggest question. For every day use will it last? Or will it die and leave me with no brakes. The vacuum/hydraulic worked great but when empty you slid/smoked the tires if you got on the brakes very much at all.

hllbllyhellion

My brother bought a cattle trailer a couple of years ago with elec/hyd. brakes and you know the kind of enviroment they are in, and no problems at all. I have never pulled vaccum/hyd. but the elec./hyd gets the nod from me they stop really well.

blackdiesel

my uncle has a 25' diamond dual tandem trailer. He bought it set up with vacuum over hyd brakes. You could lock them up with 18 4x5 round bales on it. (stupid car )

anyways, it stopped really well. Then he converted it to elect over hyd because he changed trucks (ford 6 uh oh ) He likes them, but i cant see how you can go wrong with vac/hyd!