Hope not lol. You dont need warning of a reversing boat tralier, its pretty obvious, cant miss jackknifing and constant steering inputs from most reversers these days lol
Thanks Rob H! Did you take it over the pits? I've never licensed a trailer before and I have an imported trailer that needs to get WA licensed. believe there's companies that are approved by DPI to issue necessary approvals?
Thanks guys! The trailer & boat is 2,400kg's and I have mechanical brakes. Tandem trailer, discs all round with cable break-away. I trust this will be okay?
Okay, so I took my trailer over the pits today with mechanical break-away brakes and it has been passed with 3T max capacity. No reverse lights needed, just some mud flaps on the mud guards and I was good to go. The mechanical break-away brakes is a German system manufactured by Knott Germany. No electrics needed.
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Hope not lol. You dont need
Hope not lol. You dont need warning of a reversing boat tralier, its pretty obvious, cant miss jackknifing and constant steering inputs from most reversers these days lol
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Seafari
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Just wondering because I
Just wondering because I rewired my trailer today with a standard 7 pin plug and there's a connection for reverse lights?
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Leave it blank, black wire
Leave it blank, black wire
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no you definitely dont, at
no you definitely dont, at least under 3.5/4.5 tonnes. Licenced mine on thursday.
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Thanks Rob H! Did you take it
Thanks Rob H! Did you take it over the pits? I've never licensed a trailer before and I have an imported trailer that needs to get WA licensed. believe there's companies that are approved by DPI to issue necessary approvals?
Rob H
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yeah, I put it over on thurs,
yeah, I put it over on thurs, theres a few pics on my thread elsewhere.
On Kempys advice (thanks!) I used the reverse pin on the large 7 pin round as the EOH hotwire. Still got to sort the brake controller though.
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No need for reverse lights on
No need for reverse lights on trailers. The reverse pin is normally used for a hot wire if needed.
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Thanks guys! The trailer &
Thanks guys! The trailer & boat is 2,400kg's and I have mechanical brakes. Tandem trailer, discs all round with cable break-away. I trust this will be okay?
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Think you will find you need
Think you will find you need electric brakes with anything over 2t.
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Kempys right, and the cables
Kempys right, and the cables aren't a breakaway
Electric over hydraulic for boat trailers, plain electric like a caravan aren't allowed
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Its not recommended but
Its not recommended but normal electric will pass as thats what ours has till we get a new trailer.
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alfred
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The reverse pin hooks up to
The reverse pin hooks up to the release solenoid on the brakes if your trailer is equipped with it.
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Okay, so I took my trailer
Okay, so I took my trailer over the pits today with mechanical break-away brakes and it has been passed with 3T max capacity. No reverse lights needed, just some mud flaps on the mud guards and I was good to go. The mechanical break-away brakes is a German system manufactured by Knott Germany. No electrics needed.