First 5th Wheel--Bad Braking???
Hi, I just got my first 5th wheel and am a bit concerned about the braking. It weighs 12,500 pounds and has a 2500 pound pin weight. I am pulling it with my Ram 3500 which has a 4,200 pound max pay...
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bowler1 wrote:
Hi,
I just got my first 5th wheel and am a bit concerned about the braking.
Matt
The towed RV industry has lagged in certain technologies. A significant portion of the boat trailer industry use disc brakes, and a growing segment of OEM and aftermarket towed RV's are switching to disc brakes.
We put them on ours prior to receipt of the unit from the dealer. Many others have used a company called Performance Trailer Braking with almost universal excellent reviews of both the workmanship and the product performance. I have not yet seen a post from anyone who has gone to discs say that they regret the decision. Yes, there are some naysayers, but to my knowledge, none within the group that actually uses them.
The average cost for a turnkey system (Titan and the Titan Brakerite controller in view) is around $3000.
We very much enjoy ours.
