Exhaust Brake
We had a great summer of travels in 2017, spending 42 days in our new 5th wheel. We purchased a 2015 Cedar Creek 38FB2 5th wheel....its 42 ft long. We are pulling with a 2015 Chevy Silverado 3500 Du...
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MarkTwain wrote:BarneyS wrote:Luna18 wrote:
My bad.....yes exhaust brake is on...
Trailer brake...how do you tell is its set properly??
Mine is like set on 5 or 6 currently
Thanks
See the post above yours.
Barney
Going about 20 mph, apply the brakes with the switch on your unit but not putting your foot on the truck brakes , does the trailer come to a smooth stop without skidding the tires in about 20 yds. If yes, then job done. If trailer brakes lock up and skid before you stop, lessen the setting 5.0 to 4.0 etc. If your trailer doesen't feel like it is stopping with the 20 yards the up the setting to 5.5 etc. Just takes a little trial and error.
Luna. Be aware. Not all TT will loch their brakes. Non of mine has on pavement so far. Gravel, yes. But If when you pull the manual brake lever. The TT stops the truck, and trailer as above. You are good to go.
As I said. I have never been able to lock the tires with the lever. However I have heard the TT tires crying under heavy braking. So I know they are working.
