Readybrake may not be an option. What to do..
...We've been flat-towing DW's car (Kia Sedona van) for a year now, using the ReadyBrute Elite tow bar with integrated ReadyBrake system. Has worked great, and I've said numerous times when this subj...
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rjstractor wrote:
Routing issues for the cable aside, have you looked into the possible issue of the hybrid's active braking system causing problems with the ReadyBrake? When I looked into installing a system in my Escape Hybrid my research indicated that I would need to go with one of the electronic systems with a pressure reducer. Maybe the Fusion has a way to disable active braking prior to towing.
Yes, and that is not an issue at all. Its actually the exact opposite - Active braking is one of the reasons to stay with Readybrake, as its operation is not really affected by whether or not you have active braking on all the time, vacuum assist, or just a 'dead pedal'.
Since the Readybrake is basically a surge based system, it only activates the brakes until the toad is no longer 'pushing' on the MH enough to activate the brake. Having active braking like a hybrid does, only means that Readybrake won't have to pull as hard on the peda, before the car is slowed enough to release the actuator arm and the toad's brake pedal.
If I am forced to go to a 'magic electric box' type brake system instead of Readybrake, then, yes, the Hybrid's active braking becomes an issue, and I'd have to take that into consideration, in which system I went with.
I'm really, really hoping it doesnt come to that, though. LOL, those other brake systems cost soooo much, I'd be $$ ahead installing the Readybrake, even if I had to pay for a good 8 or 9 hours of technician labor to install it, haha. :)
Will
