How do your trailer's surge brakes work?

[AdaminMN]

Thr trailer should roll forward and backward with effort. If it does not, jack up one side at a time and spin the wheels to see if you have a brake dragging. If the wheels spin freely, either prefect your trailer backing skills or hit the gym.

[Nobody]

They work really well.

[whitlock87]

I can only speak for myself, but on our single axle trailer it's very easy to move it around even with the boat on it. You can pivot it 360 degrees in its own length if you have a large enough area. That means the two wheels are turning in opposite directions, by the way.

I do not expect a dual axle trailer to rotate 360 degrees in its own length, because as others have noted that would indeed ask the tires to scrub off-axis a little. But if you move the trailer in an arc (sort of what 91Term was saying) it should be possible to turn it. Maybe I just need more oomph.

What was the weight of you other boat?
What is the weight of your 24VE?
Have you tried to move the trailer around without the boat on it?

First a dual axel trail is Much harder to move around (try it without the boat)
Second I am sure that your new boat might be more than double the weight of the other boat.
(I can move my friends Honda civic around with no issue, but try to push a box truck, it not going any ware)