Pulling a "Toad" on a Trailer?
Has anyone tried pulling their "Toad" vehicle on a trailer? I'm talking about a Class A Gasser with the Triton V-10... The reason that I ask is that I have a Subaru Outback.. All Wheel Drive mean...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
...as a 14 year user of a brake buddy, I think that the "proportional" hype is just that , hype, and an advertising gimmick. I set my BB so that it would only come on under fairly severe braking, I did not want my toad stopping my motorhome. worked just fine. I would not hesitate to buy and use any "non-proportional" braking systems myself if the system otherwise fits your needs.
..Although I don't agree with Bumpy on the specific braking system choice, I do agree that the word "proportional" is thrown around and abused waaaay too much in advertising various braking systems. Same thing with advertising for brake controllers used for controlling trailer brakes on trailers.
Very, very few (TOAD) braking systems are truly 100% proportional to MH brakes. Most use an Accelerometer of some type to determine braking. This is frequently called 'proportional', but it truly is not.
Only TOAD braking systems I've seen that really and truly are proportional would be the M&G system or Air Force One. Systems that plug into and work directly off MH's air brake system.
Very nice systems, but obscenely expensive and only work if you have a DP Motorhome with full air brakes.
Will
