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I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.

UPDATE 2-21-09: It CAN be done! I finally removed my air over hydraulic brakes and put on a surge brake. It was pretty simple to do by removing all of the air lines and the master cylinder that the air hooked up to. I put on a surge pintle hitch, plumbed it up, bled the lines, and now...

That's exactly what I was thinking of doing! I just wasn't sure if there were any other valves, solenoids, or reservoirs in the system.

Piercedtiger, My M101 does not have surge brakes. I have a 14' tilt deck trialer with air over hydraulic brakes. I've got a couple surge break couplers with the pintle hooks. I just haven't had time to see if the setup will work. It's just too freaking cold outside to be messing around.

Can someone with a surge brake setup please post photos of the system? I know there is a controller with a pintle hitch on it. Are there just lines running to the brakes or are there any other solenoids or valves? Thanks!

It should work. I was just curious if anyone ever did it. Seems like an easy fix if you don't have air brakes such as on an M1009.

I have a trailer that has air over hydraulic brakes. I also have a couple of surge brake setups. Can I remove the air actuated portion of my trailer brakes and install the surge directly to the hydraulic lines on the trailer? Seems like this would be cheaper than swapping out the axles for...