New Member, New Boat

[Tooltime Tim]

I have been watching the board for about a month. Love it. My new boat a 901 Nitro should be rigged and ready to go this weekend, if not i've been working on this for a long time and will suffer another week. My question is : I have a 2001 Ford Ranger crew cab with the standard flat 4 plug on the back, the trailer is a dual wheel with single axle brakes, do I need to modify the truck to operate the breaks. Thanks in advance Tim.

 

[Kenneth Brown]

Welcome Tim.... Nice boat.. I just sold one!!

Post pic's when you get some

The boat trailer should have a flat five on it..

You can hook up the back up light wire ( should be brown) and run it to the last open male on the trailer!!

i ran that set up for two years with no problems!



Again welcome and come back often

 

[William H. (Bill) Barham]

Can't help you with brakes Tool but wanted to welcome you to the board.



Bill

 

[Greg Meyer]

Welcome...

 

[Tooltime Tim]

Thanks for the Brown wire info. it helps alot.

Do I cut back the tubing on my truck harnass and cut the brown wire and make a T with a male plug for the other end that I plug in seperately. Do they make a plug that I can put permanently on the truck?

 

[Greg J.]

Welcome Aboard!

 

[Kenneth Brown]

I've never been able to find a flat five.... maybe somebody knows where to get one!!!



thats how i connected mine and used a butt splice for the trailer end

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Welcome, you should get one with the trailer at least I did with my Champion. I don't need it if you do? On the Ford the back-up light wire is pink? (at least on my F150)you are better off changeing to the flat five for ease of use (my opinion) you can use a trailer with a flat four still it just won't use the last pain.

BF

 

[TROY WAINRIGHT]

Hey tool time ,i got my 5 wire flat from bass pros.Id get the proper harness before i went cutting and spliceing.by the way incase they didnt tell ya ,your lights got to be on to disable the brake actuator,lol,i found out the hard way,lol.

 

[Steve Hutson]

Hey Tool time, welcome aboard.

 

[Staci Matheis]

Welcome!

 

[Teri C.]

Welcome to the board!

 

[Barry Loos]

We got another one. Welcome to the show.



Da Bear

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Another glassman!!



Welcome.



TOXIC

 

[Major Mark]

Pat is correct (as usual)! Yesterday I was standing at the service/parts counter of the local marine dealer & the guy in front of me needed to switch his "big round thingy to a small flat thingy".. his words exactly!.. I almost died laughing watching the service tech holding back the laughter! translation, 7 wire RV plug to a 5 wire flat, they sold him an adapter....