SAFETY ALERT: If you own a Ranger bass boat with a Road Armor trailer manufactured between 2004-2010, your trailer may have a critical axle weld defect that can cause catastrophic failure without warning.
Headed out to Clinton Lake before dawn—overcast skies, boat rigged up, everything looked good. Picked up Greg, sailed through the drive, and hit the water ready to fish.
That's the brakes—every angler runs into trouble sometimes.
Chaos at the Ramp
First hiccup: Trolling motor was dead at the ramp.
Back up the hill, tools out in the Arnie’s Boats parking lot, finally got her spinning after some frustration.
But trailer brakes? Totally shot, and discovered to be metric lines when repairs began.
If you’ve ever tried fixing brakes with the wrong flare tools, you know the pain…
