Trailer brakes weak, a few questions:
32 foot TT, about 7000 pounds plus our gear and stuff: I've noticed the brakes are underperforming substantially. Got the gain on the Prodigy turned all the way up, when I grab the lever and throw ...
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That's great if you live in the mountains.
When I first installed a new controller for my electric brakes and before adjusting it correctly, I had no problem in locking up the trailer brakes. I had to back off that original setting quite a bit before they worked correctly. I could easily feel the trailer brakes working when stopping. The main problem I had was sliding the tires till I finished adjusting them. The ampmeter helped a lot.
When I first installed a new controller for my electric brakes and before adjusting it correctly, I had no problem in locking up the trailer brakes. I had to back off that original setting quite a bit before they worked correctly. I could easily feel the trailer brakes working when stopping. The main problem I had was sliding the tires till I finished adjusting them. The ampmeter helped a lot.
