brake contrller

My boat has electric to hydraulic and the trailer electric. The P3 allows me to switch back and forth very easily.

You didn't say what truck you have. If possible, install a factory brake controller.

Direclink is the best on the market. Have one in our truck. http://www.direclink.com/

For my money, I would go ahead and get the P-3. (That is what I'm using for E/H disks.)

You can always "work down" to straight electric brakes and if you ever upgrade to an Electric/Hydraulic system. you are ready.

My "trailer guy" recommended the P2 over the P3...unless I was going to spring for an electro-hydraulic disk brake system which is what the P3 is geared towards.

Lyle

I agree, that's a terrible kind of technology.
Lots of great replacements available like Prodigy P2 or P3.

ford coupe wrote:
new to us truck has a reese pilot brake controler any pros or cons on this unit haven't used it yet w/5th wheel

It appears to be a "Time Delay" controler. Meaning that it will fully apply the trailer brakes a few seconds AFTER you hit something.



I would trash it. and get a good proportional controler. Like a Prodigy P3 or the like. You want a controler that will apply the trailer brakes when you hit the pedal. Not a few seconds later.