7 blade trailer connector
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7 blade trailer connector
Has anyone used this trailer plug? It is made by hopkins witch is a good name in trailer/towing wiring products. I have 2 busted trailer plugs that I have to replace before mowing season starts up and I am tired of replacing plugs every few years because they crack or just get brittle. -Jason
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Hopkins/HM48510.html
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Hopkins/HM48510.html
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Has anyone used this trailer plug? It is made by hopkins witch is a good name in trailer/towing wiring products. I have 2 busted trailer plugs that I have to replace before mowing season starts up and I am tired of replacing plugs every few years because they crack or just get brittle. -Jason
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Hopkins/HM48510.html
http://www.etrailer.com/Wiring/Hopkins/HM48510.html
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That plug is OK, I have it on two of my trailers. That clip is kind of worthless though. Maybe it is just the high elevation and the ultraviolet that kills a lot of plastics, but they got brittle after a couple of years. I do like the little handle shape, it makes handling the plug a bit easier.
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I gave up on the plastic sockets and plugs, after breaking two of the sockets, and went with these Cole Hersee 7-pin setups.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
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I gave up on the plastic sockets and plugs, after breaking two of the sockets, and went with these Cole Hersee 7-pin setups.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
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I gave up on the plastic sockets and plugs, after breaking two of the sockets, and went with these Cole Hersee 7-pin setups.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
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I gave up on the plastic sockets and plugs, after breaking two of the sockets, and went with these Cole Hersee 7-pin setups.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
There's a rubber boot that fits on the back of the socket to protect the wire connections.
The down side is that you can't loan your trailer to people. Or maybe that's a plus.
the problem is that there are two standard ways of wiring it. one has the brake wire on the center pin, the other has the B+ on the center pin. and without fail, whatever trailer i'm pulling is wired "the other way".
i'm sure they are durable and all of of that, but the last time i hooked up to one of those, i had to take apart my adapter and swtich the wires (they are made to do that, BTW) because i couldn't pull the trailer very easy with all 8 wheels locked up. The time before that, i blew up my brake controler because i didn't think about disconnecting it before hooking up (PO had something wired wrong in the camper).
the time before that, after messing with it for over a half hour, the only light i could get to work was the left brake light and that was after making making my own "adapter" out of a 4-flat plug and some bullet connectors.
i HATE that stupid plug!!!!
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I dunno. I've been using them on my vehicles and trailer for quite a few years (also used the 6-pin version for 10 years or so) and never had a mismatch issue. And I've never broken one like I did with the plastic Hoppy sockets, two in a 12 months.
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Well I finally got these plugs. I installed one today on the trailer I keep at my house. All I can say is OMG is it a pain the rear to wire up. There is a metal center skeleton that runs down the end for the 2 halves of the plastic handle. You have 7 wires you have to split between both sides of that skeleton. Not super easy when some of those wires are 10ga. When I install the one on the dump trailer this week or weekend I will post some pictures of the guts. Like Chalkie said the clip doesn't look like it will hold up for very long but the plug look likes it will hold up much better than the cheaper plastic one that was on it. -Jason
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