Hitch Extenders
I know this has been discussed more than once but search wasn't turning up results. We have a Ram 3500 with a 2-1/2 inch receiver. Our TC extends approximately 36" past the trucks receiver box. We ...
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work2much wrote:
That's a lot going on Ski Pro. The wiring coming from the surge brake part of the hitch in your pic. That is the LED dash light when the hitch arm moves that the company sort of eludes to on their website?
The light on your dash that lights up when the toads brake lights are engaged. Is that a different light that uses the toads tail light circuit wired from the towed to the truck?
The wiring from the Ready Brake are those red wires going into wire loom. Those go to the LED on my dash. But here's the thing; That light will light even if the cable from the Ready Brake that attaches to the towed vehicle's brake pedal isn't even connected and the brakes on the towed not applied. It only indicates the pressure from the towed vehicle is enough to actuate the braking mechanical lever enough to operate the micro switch that the wires attach to.
Because of that, I attached a light from my towed's actual brakes to the inside of the towed's windshield. When my towed's brakes are pressed, this light lights up. Flashes actually. I can see this in my rear view camera I have monitoring on my dash via my GPS screen that has an extra port for a 2nd video signal. So when I brake, I watch the monitor and look to see if the brakes are actually being applied. I can also compare this to the Ready Brake LED on my dash and can tell how much more braking it is taking to apply brakes compared to just activating the micro switch on the Ready Brake. The cable to my towed brake pedal from the Ready Brake has a small turn buckle on it. I can fine tune the point the towed's brakes engage this way. Optimally, my Ready Brake lights up slightly sooner, with less braking load, than the towed's brake lights light up. (observed via my camera/monitor to the light in the windshield of the towed vehicle)
Whew! Hope that all makes sense!
Other cables you see in the photo;
steel cable from the Ready Brake to the towed brake pedal. (looped back to my truck's bumper temporarily)
steel cable from the truck to the towed for emergency break away (also looped back to my truck's bumper temporarily)
7 Pin trailer wiring to socket via the black wire loom
