Hey all,Sold my diesel 40 ft with air brakes and air brake actuated towed btake, blue ox. Still have the jeep and want to occasionally tow flat behind my e450 Thor 23u.What are the best e brake systems for these? I see the drop in kind like brake buddy, haven't seen nor priced the install version. Occasionally we will be on the road for a couple days, so how is the brake buddy style kept charged? Any other? Looking for easy set up.Right now lights on towed are 4 pin round connector to tail lights .The coach has no prodigy or other brake controller on it , but has a 7 pin at rear.Thanks

I used a brake buddy when I towed a toad. you will hear a lot of "not proportional " and other nonsense, but it works just fine. I plugged mine into a small jumper battery jobby that I wanted along anyway so it wouldn't run down the battery. I liked it because I could move it between/among toads. bumpy

The Patriot II isn't bad to work with. Sets up automatically after you position it. Has a 12VDC wireless remote monitor that sits inside the motorhome to let you know when the brakes are applied. Runs off a 12VDC outlet, and there just happens to be one inside the center console in our 2016 Wrangler Sahara. It's "hot" even when the Jeep ignition isn't on, so it works great as the power source for the Patriot.

I use the ready brake system to tow my JK. It's mechanical and I find it reliable.

I have a SMI Stay-N-Play. Control is mounted out of the way. You do not have to remove every time you need to drive toad. Just turn switch on to tow and off to drive toad.

X2 - We have a SMI StayNPlay on our Jeep Wrangler also, it's a reliable and quite convenient braking system.

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enblethen
Nomad
Jan 28, 2018
I have a SMI Stay-N-Play. Control is mounted out of the way. You do not have to remove every time you need to drive toad. Just turn switch on to tow and off to drive toad.
klutchdust
Explorer II
Jan 28, 2018
I use the ready brake system to tow my JK. It's mechanical and I find it reliable.
MDKMDK
Explorer
Jan 28, 2018
The Patriot II isn't bad to work with. Sets up automatically after you position it. Has a 12VDC wireless remote monitor that sits inside the motorhome to let you know when the brakes are applied. Runs off a 12VDC outlet, and there just happens to be one inside the center console in our 2016 Wrangler Sahara. It's "hot" even when the Jeep ignition isn't on, so it works great as the power source for the Patriot.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jan 28, 2018
I used a brake buddy when I towed a toad. you will hear a lot of "not proportional " and other nonsense, but it works just fine. I plugged mine into a small jumper battery jobby that I wanted along anyway so it wouldn't run down the battery. I liked it because I could move it between/among toads.
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