Recommended Supplemental Braking System to Flat Tow a Subaru Forester
Question:
Hi there. Weve a Winnebago Horizon on Freightliner chassis. It came with your activator #5100. Well tow a Subaru Forester, learnt now it have no electric brakes. 1. What we can do to brake the Forester? 2. We need a brake at all the Horizon 22000 lbs / Forester 3000 lbs thx
asked by: Karen+Horst W
Expert Reply:
The brake controller you mentioned is utilized when towing a trailer or a tow dolly, but when you flat tow a vehicle a different system is used that will utilize your motorhome lights but will also utilize the braking inside your towed vehicle.
For your Subaru Forester, I recommend the Air Force One, part # SM99243. It's great for motorhomes with air brakes like your Winnebago because it only engages the Subaru's brakes when the air brakes are activated and not when the brake lights light up. Using a braking system that engages the brakes in conjunction with the brake lights, like a lot of systems do, causes false braking because the exhaust brake in your RV does light up the brake lights. This'll cause the vehicle that's being towed's brakes to engage when you don't want them to. Since the Air Force One relies on the air from the motorhome's brakes it doesn't have the problem when using the exhaust brake.
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