New Eagle trailer with disc brakes.
While towing behind a borrowed 1 ton dually, the trailer wheels were always cold to the touch,= no dragging.
While towing behind my 3/4 truck, the trailer wheels are very warm to lightly hot. I assume???? that the brakes are dragging somehow when towed behind my truck.
Is it possible that because the trailer tongue weight pulls my truck down lower and causes the trailer to sit a bit lower (6-8") in front, that is enough to keep some pressure on the coupler?

I would have thought the forward momentum alone would prevent the brakes from being applied abit.
Anyone else have the same situation??

Thanks

I would think the same as you as far as the forward motion.
Check your bearings. I went through several sets last year. If they are not installed with the proper play or your not useing bearing buddies you can cook a set in one ride to the ramp.

ALWAYS have a spare set with you.

Or get a weight distributing hitch. you can adjust the height and the tongue weight

Seems like I read somewhere that a weight distributing hitch could not be used with hydraulic brakes. Am I all wet here?

No you probably can't. The coupler would bind up. The trailer does need to be level though. Check that the coupler does not bind in the actuating mechanism. There should be just a red one of play in the actuator.

There is a new WD setup that is susposed to work with surge brakes, though the name escapes me. The bars actually ride in rollers that allow forward and backward movement.

So, the next question is: what exactally is the advantage of a WD hitch, if the back of your truck can support the weight of the trailer without one? Do they pull better in any other way?

I used my WD hgitch with surge brakes. It worked ok. Once I had a brake lock up but that was because of poor maintanance. They needed to be taken apart and cleaned and lubed. after that they worked fine. I now have an f350 instead of an f150. I'm going to use the WD hitch, it's adjustable and has a 12k weight limit, but I'm not going to hook up the bars anymore.

My almost 10k lbs boat pulled great with that hitch and either my Navigator or f150.