I recommend the Hayes Air Actuated Trailer Brake Controller # HA100400C for your 1990 Monaco Executive. This will use the air pressure that goes to the brakes on your Monaco to determine the correct braking force for your electric brakes on the trailer. view full answer...
The Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller - 1 to 4 Axles - Proportional # 90195 will only apply the brakes to your trailer when your brake light switch is activated. The internal deceleration sensor will sense the slowing with your jake brake, but only if signal is being sent to the cold side of your brake light switch will activate your trailer brakes.
It is very likely that your jake brake will send that signal all the way to your tail light switch and that is difficult to... view full answer...
Trailer breakaway systems use batteries to activate the trailer brakes. You would not want to try and use the breakaway system as a way to consistently activate the trailer brakes. It should only be used in an emergency as the setup was originally designed. You will need to install a brake controller.
For a brake controller I would recommend the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part # 90885. This is our best selling brake controller because of how well it works and how easy it is to setup.... view full answer...
You can convert your trailer to electric over hydraulic brakes by using hydraulic trailer brakes, hydraulic drums, hydraulic brake lines, and adding an electric over hydraulic actuator like the HydraStar Electric Over Hydraulic Actuator for Drum Brakes # HBA-10. You will also need a brake away kit like Hopkins Engager # 20400.
The benifits of electric over hydraulic brakes are you get the increased braking strength that hydraulic brakes are known for, but with the smoothness of electric... view full answer...
The best solution we can provide is to replace the air brakes on your trailer with electric brakes. If you want to convert your trailer's air brakes to electric brakes you will want to remove the air brakes and then install the electric brakes from scratch.
I attached a couple links that will walk you through the process of adding brakes to a trailer.
You will need several items to add electric brakes to your trailer. Starting with the trailer you will need a hub and drum that matches... view full answer...
Some boat trailers have electric brakes. If a trailer has electric brakes then a brake controller is required for towing. Most boats have hydraulic brakes. Hydraulic systems are preferred on boat trailers because water and electric do not mix well. The hydraulic surge brake system is self contained on the trailer and the only connection to the vehicle is the a reverse lockout switch, that is powered through the trailer connector. This switch keeps the surge coupler from locking the brakes... view full answer...
I recommend our Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller # 90195. This brake controller can control up to one to four axles of trailer brakes. This is an ideal solution for towing small trailers, all the way up to large trailers. Being a proportional brake controller, it'll give you the braking power relative to the braking power that's being applied in your Fleetwood Excursion that's doing the towing, so your trailer stops evenly and smoothly behind you.
If you need 7-way wiring to... view full answer...
We do carry electric trailer brake assemblies with an integrated parking brake for 5,200 lb axles, the Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Kit w/ Parking Brakes part # 23-112-113. We also carry the standard version without parking brake, the Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Kit part # 23-105-106.
Unless specifically noted, most trailer brake assemblies do not come with a parking brake feature. view full answer...
Electric brakes and brake controllers do require adjustment when the trailer changes weight due to adding or removing a load. As long as you remember to do that there is no problem with the brakes being too aggressive.
Surge brakes require a certain amount of momentum, inertia to activate the trailer brakes. The reason you do not see them on trailers towed by motorcycles is because those trailers are light and it does take a lot of pressure to activate the brakes that just isn't present... view full answer...
You would need a brake controller in order to use the trailer's electric brakes. A proportional controller is a great choice, because it keeps your trailer's braking closely in sync with your vehicle's braking. I would recommend the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 brake controller, part # 90885. The P2 is one of our best selling brake controllers, and is very easy to use and set up. view full answer...
The brake controller that I recommend for your 2022 Jeep Gladiator with tow package is the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller # 90195 which will use the Tekonsha Custom Wiring Adapter for Trailer Brake Controllers # 3073-P to plug into your Gladiator. The # 3073-P will plug into the # 90195 and then the other end will plug into the port under your dash, providing for a plug-n-play installation. This will give you proportional braking for your trailer with one of the most reliable... view full answer...
When installing the braking system you will want to make sure that the parts are compatible with the weight capacity of the axles, brake mounting flange, and spindles that you will be using to build your trailer.
To add brakes to the gooseneck trailer that you will be building you will need a brake controller installed in the vehicle that you will be towing the trailer with. The brake controller sends signal to the trailer that the vehicle is braking, brake controllers require a wiring... view full answer...
So your electric over hydraulic brake actuator is receiving a standard brake controller output signal to tell it how to operate your EOH trailer brakes. So it would be possible that you could take this circuit (most likely blue wire) and extend it from where it connects to the actuator to the back of the first trailer so that you could then connect it to the electric brakes of your second trailer. You'd need 10 gauge wire like part # 10-1-1 (sold by foot) to get the circuit to the trailer... view full answer...
You can certainly install the Tekonsha P3 on your 2011 F350. A brake controller like the P3 is not vehicle specific, but you will need the brake controller wiring adapter, part # 3034-P which will allow the P3 to be plugged into the connector under the dash.
Assuming that the brakes and related wiring on the trailer are in good condition, you should be able to adjust a brake controller so that it actuates your trailer brakes to your satisfaction. You do not mention which controller you... view full answer...
For the brakes on your 1998 Rockwood popup trailer you can check out the attached helpful article that goes into detail explain what is needed to add electric brakes to a trailer. You will need to make sure you have the correct wiring on your trailer to be able to get the signal for the brakes. If you do not have a 7-way connector on your trailer or you do not have the wiring for brakes on the trailer I recommend part # 277-000141. This is a 7-way trailer side harness and a junction box.... view full answer...
According to Tekonsha, who manufactures the # 38523 PowerTrac, if the controller was manufactured after 2013, it will drive the trailer's brake lamps with the manual brake slider. view full answer...
If you trailer has a 7-way on it with 5 wires ran to it and the trailer has brakes the 5th circuit (black wire) would be the circuit that is carrying the brake voltage. You will need to install a 7-way and brake controller on your tow vehicle to allow the brakes of the trailer to be activated. I attached a couple help articles that cover installing brake controllers and their functions.
For a brake controller I would recommend the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part # 90885. This is our best... view full answer...
Since your trailer is equipped with electric over hydraulic brakes, I recommend going with the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, # 90195. This brake controller is a customer favorite because it is easy to setup and use and was designed to work with the brakes on your trailer. Just click on the product link to be directed to the product page which includes pricing as well as additional features.
The Reese Electronic Brake Controller, # 39523, that you currently have is designed... view full answer...
With any brake controller the tow vehicle brakes will always come on before the trailer brakes. The only way to have the trailer brakes activate first would be to use the manual override lever on the brake controller which will only activate the trailer brakes and not the vehicle brakes.
Also, the trailer brakes will activate within a fraction of a second from stepping on the brake pedal when using a proportional brake controller like the P2.
The P2 # 90885 and the P3 # 90195 both apply... view full answer...
We generally recommend you stick with the trailer or vehicle manufacturers when it comes to questions like this, but adding trailer brakes does not change the position of the wheel relative to the axle. Hub/drums have the hub face dimension the exact same as the standard hubs. Maybe there's a difference clearance issue between maybe the frame and other components related to the brakes but the wheel/tire location would not change.
I attached a help article on adding brakes to a trailer... view full answer...
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