[Shop-talk] Electronic trailer brakes

[eric at megageek.com]

Steve asks...

"BTW, what kind of controllers are you running in your trucks?"

Well actually that is a funny question.  Over the past month, I've added 
controllers to my truck and my dad's truck (he often uses the boat trailer 
and wants to be able to use my car trailer) and I removed a Drawtite 
control from a used mason dump that I bought.  I wasn't sure of how well 
it was working.  It seem to have a continuos 12v to the brake actuating 
wire.

I used "Reliable" brand controller.  The reason is that it has some of the 
nicest mounting possibilities (it doesn't need to be inline with the 
direction of travel of the vehicle.)  They are sold by Tractor Supply, etc 
(but i found the best price at Wally World.)

On my dad's truck I used a higher end model I got from the local auto 
parts store.  I can't remember the brand, but it was about 150% more than 
the ones I got for my trucks. 


Moose
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