Wiring help on a flatbed
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Wiring help on a flatbed
I share a 35ft flatbed with several friends for now.
I am using it after it's been sitting for a while, and noticed the wires at the junction box mounted to the frame have been torn cut.
There is enough to strip, wire nut and get back under the cover nicely, so my goal it to reconnect everything.
IT appears also that the break-a-way kit has been lost. How does that happen really? It's bolted on.
I think one of my friends lent the trailer out to a work aquaintence, (all of us do it in our group), and I think somebody reutrned the trailer unknown to us damaged.
Anyhow, the yellow, green, and brown are connected. These are the lights if IIRC.
There is a black (ground or power?), orange (hot? if so for what?), white (brakes or ground or power?), blue (brakes?) can I verify these wires?
I should have taken a picture.
I want to hook the brakes up, and the lighting if possible, then I can do the break away over the weekend.
I have to move a junk van due to County license regs. Van is loaded, trailer is on the truck. It's parked until I can do the wires.
Any input or advise would be great.
Blair
I am using it after it's been sitting for a while, and noticed the wires at the junction box mounted to the frame have been torn cut.
There is enough to strip, wire nut and get back under the cover nicely, so my goal it to reconnect everything.
IT appears also that the break-a-way kit has been lost. How does that happen really? It's bolted on.
I think one of my friends lent the trailer out to a work aquaintence, (all of us do it in our group), and I think somebody reutrned the trailer unknown to us damaged.
Anyhow, the yellow, green, and brown are connected. These are the lights if IIRC.
There is a black (ground or power?), orange (hot? if so for what?), white (brakes or ground or power?), blue (brakes?) can I verify these wires?
I should have taken a picture.
I want to hook the brakes up, and the lighting if possible, then I can do the break away over the weekend.
I have to move a junk van due to County license regs. Van is loaded, trailer is on the truck. It's parked until I can do the wires.
Any input or advise would be great.
Blair
Last edited by 78bigunns; Jan 8, 2007 at 10:14 AM.
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Here are diagrams for 4, 5, 6, and 7-pin systems: http://www.accessconnect.com/trailer_wiring_diagram.htm
Steve
Steve
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When I purchased my boat trailer, the guy doing the wiring told me a saying to help keep the right and left turn lamps straight.
The green wire is for the right turn lamp which should be near the green grass.
The yellow wire is for the left turn lamp which should be near the center yellow stripe on the road.
The green wire is for the right turn lamp which should be near the green grass.
The yellow wire is for the left turn lamp which should be near the center yellow stripe on the road.
