2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Hello everyone, I am looking for a toad. I love the mileage and great reviews for this car. Does anyone have any information if it will be 4 down towable? Does anyone have a 2014? If yes what d...
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conmoto wrote:
Thats great your able to use the ReadyBrake Will. When we were setting up our FFH I e-mailed them and they were not sure it would work with an active brake system like our hybrids so I decided to use Blue Ox. Much simpler system for sure!
Ironically, conmoto, as far as the active braking system goes, its the exact opposite - Readybrake is PERFECT for such a system, better than most others.
Reason being, Readybrake really doesn't care if power braking is turned on or not. It engages brakes until there is no more 'push' on the tow bar, regardless how little or how much pressure it has to exert on the brake pedal to make that happen.
With Ford's hybrids, active power braking is on all the time, so it just means that Readybrake doesn't have to put as much pressure on the brake pedal, before brakes engage enough to make the Readybrake actuator release. No extra adjustment necessary for Active braking as is the case with other systems.
I was actually nervous also about ReadyBrake with our Ford Fusion Hybrid at first, but for totally different reasons. I knew the Active Braking wouldn't be a problem, I just wasn't sure it was physically possible to route a cable from the pedal to the front, with all the hybrid components in the way up front. Called NSA (Readybrake manufacturer), they said it had been and could be done, but it was a little tight. One RV dealer told me it could not be done, was just not enough room (read: they didn't want to do it). Another (better) RV dealer said it could be done, and they did the installation. Did a great job, too, very happy with it.
Will
