setting trailer brakes
hey everyone. just curious. when you are dialing in your trailer brakes how do you go about doing this. was playing with it in the local mall parking lot last night. I had the controller set so you fe...
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The braking system should feel seamless, once it's dialed in. There's little need to start from a locked-wheel situation.
My method: With a Prodigy P2 controller, it will display the voltage to the trailer (notes it is working). I pull the trailer at around 20 mph and apply the manual slider to engage the trailer's brake system. If it slows the combination to a gradual stop, that is the starting point. I can then increase or decrease the trailer force by adjusting the trailer's brakes, depending on the towing situation (Interstate, city traffic, hills, etc.). I've found that once I have a sweet spot, I don't fiddle with it at all.
BTW, my trailer brakes have been rewired with a parallel wire to each axle end and brakes adjusted for proper contact.
My method: With a Prodigy P2 controller, it will display the voltage to the trailer (notes it is working). I pull the trailer at around 20 mph and apply the manual slider to engage the trailer's brake system. If it slows the combination to a gradual stop, that is the starting point. I can then increase or decrease the trailer force by adjusting the trailer's brakes, depending on the towing situation (Interstate, city traffic, hills, etc.). I've found that once I have a sweet spot, I don't fiddle with it at all.
BTW, my trailer brakes have been rewired with a parallel wire to each axle end and brakes adjusted for proper contact.
