Integrated brake controllers
I am trying to understand how the integrated brake controller works on my new to me 2016 F250. On my old truck I had a Draw Tite after market controller. I could jack up one side of the trailer, throw...
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Me Again wrote:Sportsmen wrote:
I am trying to understand how the integrated brake controller works on my new to me 2016 F250. On my old truck I had a Draw Tite after market controller. I could jack up one side of the trailer, throw a tool box against the brake pedal and see if each wheel on the trailer locked up. No problem. Using this procedure I have discovered brake problems on individual wheels before heading out on trips.
On my 2016 if I manually operate the brakes using the dash mounted control the brakes will lock up. If I depress the brake pedal (truck running in Park) I have no trailer brakes. Per the owners manual the braking is reduced to the trailer when the truck is travelling under 11 mph.
So, how do you test the brakes using the brake pedal BEFORE you hit the road ????????
Any insight is appreciated !
Me thinks the RAM trailer brake engineer that screwed up the RAM IBC starting with 2013 to 2015 time frame model years must have moved to FORD for the 2016 models.
My '06 F350's integrated brake system works the same. I hit the manual control to test the brakes, not sure why that's a problem? Also had a Prodigy that worked the same.
