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djlind
Explorer
May 23, 2013

How much aux brake effect should I be sensing?

I am pulling a 5,600 lb. toad with a 23,000 lb MH. The toad has the Unified Brake System installed. When I apply the MH brake, or manually activate the toad brake through the remote console, everyth...
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zman-az
Explorer
May 27, 2013
The Texan wrote:
If properly set up, you should have NO sensation of the toad braking contributing anything. When properly set, the RV stops its weight and the toad stops its weight, so there is NO contribution from the toad to the RV.


I don't completely agree. With the Toad engine off you are not getting the help from the brake booster. If the engine was running then I would agree. So the RV is also stopping the toad but the toad brakes are taking away some of the burnen.

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