What do you guys do when you have to back you trailer uphill. My trailer is a 2016 skeeter trailer. I had a barge trailer before that had a pin that would lock the tongue from sliding.
Been using a clamp and 2 nuts to keep the tongue from sliding. Any body have any better ideas. I have not looked at drilling a hole for a pin.

It don�t have an electric lockout?

It should disengage the brakes when you put your truck in reverse unless you�re only using the 4 wire connector.

They are hydraulic only as far as I know. I have a hitch that goes on the front of my tractor to move the boat in and out of my garage like for washing it. I will not move the boat backwards

That's what I did captain, drilled a hole in the top of the actuator with the actuator fully extended and made a pin to fit it. Have to pin it everytime I'm backing.

This^^^^^. It sounds like you're using a 4 flat connector from the boat to the truck.

Thanks. I am going to drill it for a pin. That was the best Idea I could think of. Just wanted to make sure someone else did it first. lol

there is no electric on them, they are hydraulic disc. put the tongue in and the brakes engage

I 100% sure they should not lock up if everything is working properly while backing up a hill.... the solienoid on the brake cylinder will keep them from locking when u go in reverse if ur bckup light fuse in ur truck is blown this will keep it from working. I guarantee your either using a 4 pin connector that does not have the backup light connector, your fuse is blown, or your backup solenoid is messed up. There is zero reason to need a lock out or drill a hole, the reason it will not go backwards while hooked to a tractor hitch is because it�s not hook up a connector telling the backup solidnoid when ur in reverse

There is no reason to need a lockout if u need one something is broken or not working properly no reason to red neck somthing when u could just fix the issue

I don't think hydraulic brakes have a solenoid. The actuator makes the brakes work by going in and out. When you stop or back up the actuator pushes back fluid to the wheel cylinders which actuate the disc brakes. At least that's how it works on my Skeeter trailer. My Bass Cat trailer was the same way. Electric brakes are a whole different animal.

So it sounds like the main issue is when backing into the garage with the tractor. If you do not have the wires hooked up so that the brakes will release when back up lights are on,then yes the trailer brakes will lock up due to the surge brake on the trailer tongue will engage. The make a surge brake lock out bolt that you can slide in the grove on the trailer tongue next to where the surge brake moves. If you are going ot move the trailer around very much, I would hold it in place with some electrical tape so it doesn't fall out. here is a link for what I am talking about. Hope this helps and will prevent any damage to your trailer by drilling into it.

sorry here is link
https://www.bakesonline.com/trailer...4pImFD61mzdZ1lS2B4Xj65eBMqRoCI3AQAvD_BwE

Yep, that will work too.

The solenoid is in the tongue, it is for backing up. It locks the tongue so it doesnt compress when you have your reverse lights on.

Without that you need a lockout to put in the oval slot on the tongue, it should have came with your boat. Its in the post above this one. There are also big orange magnetic ones, I use that type because it stays in all the time vs the temp ones fall out as soon as you move forward... If you use the temp one its best to wire it to the tongue so its easily available when needed.