Supplemental Brake... Necessity or Preference
We seem to have a good number of discussions on the issue of the need for supplemental brakes... Unfortunately many of the discussions are not very productive in terms of giving those who have an open...
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It appears that most of the auxiliary braking system failures or malfunctions I have read about on here have involved the "brake-in-a-box" like Brake Buddy, etc. Of these, I don't know if any of them also used a remote indicator of toad brake activation.
My braking system is installed in the vehicle and uses a vacuum pump to help provide "power braking" assistance instead of dead pedal. I also have a dashboard light to let me know when the brakes are engaged. I had one occasion when the breakaway cable got pulled around a turn (my fault for not running it correctly,) and the dash light immediately let me know there was a problem. No damage done. The other problem was when I changed MH's and wired the connections wrong. The brakes were activated, and I didn't have the dash light installed yet. Pulled my toad several miles with brakes on. Glazed them over and got them hot, but other than new pads, and some replacement fluid, they were okay. Both occasions, my fault. Other than that my system works great, and I can feel the difference in the braking ability.
My braking system is installed in the vehicle and uses a vacuum pump to help provide "power braking" assistance instead of dead pedal. I also have a dashboard light to let me know when the brakes are engaged. I had one occasion when the breakaway cable got pulled around a turn (my fault for not running it correctly,) and the dash light immediately let me know there was a problem. No damage done. The other problem was when I changed MH's and wired the connections wrong. The brakes were activated, and I didn't have the dash light installed yet. Pulled my toad several miles with brakes on. Glazed them over and got them hot, but other than new pads, and some replacement fluid, they were okay. Both occasions, my fault. Other than that my system works great, and I can feel the difference in the braking ability.
