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Hi Nick

When I start to reverse I can feel brakes for a second or two and then they go off.  It might be worth making sure someone has not wound the hand brake cables up instead of adjusting at hubs and damper shaft on hitch is free.  Otherwise it's stripdown I'm afraid mate.

Hi Nick

Hope the brakes and that are OK

It you can afford it fit a motor mover.

the brakes should come off,but if you are reversing up a steep hill the hitch will depress on the damper and put them back on again.its designed to apply the brakes when pushed in.

Quote: Originally posted by anoble on 18/8/2009

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When you reverse a caravan up a slope or hill you must make sure that the caravan brakes are not on before you start to reverse.
Think of it like this. If you are traveling down hill and put your car brakes on then you would come to a stop and you know that the caravan brakes would be in the on position, so you know you can not revers until you have deactivated the caravan brakes.
To do this you must put chocks under the front of the caravan wheels, then let the car roll forward a few inches so the draw-bar is fully extended and the caravan brakes are released. You are now free to reverse up the slope.

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