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carringb
Jul 25, 2013Explorer
Francesca Knowles wrote:
The language against control knob use is contrary to everything I've ever been told by other RVers and professionals alike, and to my own experience as well. Nothing stops a sway event faster than manual application of the trailer brakes. It's like magic.
Unless the trailer brakes lock up. Then things go from bad to worse. That's why they don't tell people to use the manual control. Some folks don't have the sense and/or motor skills to apply trailer brakes only in a safe manner. Somebody who isn't experience and is panicking from the sway will probably put them full-on.
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