Brake controller installations
Hello! The wife and I are looking at getting a launch 16rb and would like to get a brake controller. I installed the lighting harness for my pop up and am just wondering how much more difficult, if at...
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Kibbis wrote:
Can I ask where you gettin that information? I have a class 2 hitch and I will double check but I believe the manual says 3500. From what I read online the tow package just includes the hitch, wiring and a sway control which I would think I could use sway control and weight distro at the hitch.
I'll call the dealer to confirm. If i do need an trans cooler, it runs about 60 bucks. We are getting a great deal on this camper and will probably upgrade the car in the next year anyway so I would hate to miss out.
Apparently I'm incorrect with the 7 pin connector, only 4 pin.
I would still verify the hitch receiver being factory.
BUT the 16rb's loaded hitch weight will exceed the Escape's max of 350lbs.
And Ford states the the max frontal area for the v-6 Escape is 30 sq ft, which any full height trailer, like the 16rb, will exceed.
I confirmed that from the 2011 Ford Escape towing guide page.
