How to Back Up a Trailer With Surge Brakes
- 1). Pull the vehicle forward slightly and put the transmission in park.
- 2). Insert the steel rod into the hole in the trailer neck (located in the middle of the trailer neck). This prevents the hitch end of the neck from collapsing into the trailer neck when the vehicle backs up. Now, the trailer can be backed up with the brakes released on the trailer. If the vehicle were to be backed up without the rod, it would immediately apply the trailer brakes.
- 3). Remove the steel rod prior to moving forward or the brakes will not function on the trailer. Store the steel rod in a convenient place, because it will be used often. A magnetic box on the trailer could be appropriate for this purpose.