toad engine running

Goldencrazy wrote:
I'm going to be towing my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee instead of my Smart Car to Florida. I understand that I run the danger of running my battery out of power with my even brake. Wondering if that is the case and I lose my charge in toad battery and need it to operate my brake I ask this question. Can I run the engine to recharge while towing. Obviously the transfer case remains in neutral and tranny in park. It might be my best way as we would like to get south of the snow and ice line the first day so we will push a little.

Golden,

We used a Brake Buddy with a Ford Escape on our Mini Winnie for 4 months on trip to Alaska with no problems. We took a battery charger with us mounted in the Escape engine compartment hooked up to the battery. Would plug it into an extension cord every night and never failed to start on the whole trip. So you should be able to make it to Florida with no problems.

Our Sunstar 30T's have a spare wire in the tow plug that has 12V live to it. It works when you are driving down the road. We had the local dealer swapped the tow vehicle 6 pin plug out for a 7 pin plug and wire a "battery charging module" to this pin in the tow vehicle side. The charging module is hooked to the tow vehicle battery and charges it while towed down the road.

Skipole