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All I could afford wrote:
Have you tried towing the whole combination with out the rear trailer wiring connected to eliminate the possibility of an electrical interference issue? If you still feel the reduced braking ability,I would have to assume it is just due to the extra weight pushing your fifth wheel trailer
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โDec-03-2014 05:46 PM
Bedlam wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
As a point of reference, I tow up to 5100 pounds behind my 5er, and I only make a minor adjustment to my trailer brake control (like up by 1 or 1.5 when towing my boat).
Your boat trailer probably has surge brakes. The utility trailer does not and relies on the FW and vehicle braking.
โDec-03-2014 04:51 AM
Bionic Man wrote:
As a point of reference, I tow up to 5100 pounds behind my 5er, and I only make a minor adjustment to my trailer brake control (like up by 1 or 1.5 when towing my boat).
โDec-03-2014 04:46 AM
mkirsch wrote:
Do your brakes work better without the second trailer plugged in?
โDec-03-2014 04:44 AM
Bionic Man wrote:
........I don't understand how you wired for the 2nd trailer. Did you somehow go all the way up to the tow vehicle?
ANS: Yes I should have tapped the RV taillights but I wanted it to connect as close to the source as possible. So I routed the wire all the way to the rear of the truck.
I almost always tow tandem. The lights for my 2nd trailer are just wired off the tail lights on the 5er, and they work fine.
As a point of reference, I tow up to 5100 pounds behind my 5er, and I only make a minor adjustment to my trailer brake control (like up by 1 or 1.5 when towing my boat).
ANS: OK that is good to know. Adding 1-1.5 on the brake controller for the boat trailer lets me know something.
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