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07-23-2018, 01:16 PM #21
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I always get behind the truck and look to make sure the hitch Jaw is around the king pin as well.
2017 Ford F450 - our kids call her "Big Red"
2018 Grand Design Reflection 28bh
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07-23-2018, 01:24 PM #22
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07-23-2018, 01:29 PM #23
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07-23-2018, 02:02 PM #24
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Sorry - for some reason I thought you were picking up a new fiver. Oops.
I didn't even know that trailers came with breakaway systems. My last trailer just had chains! I've had a trailer, a class A and two fivers, so it all blends together after a while - especially at my age!
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09-05-2018, 03:40 PM #25
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At 6.5, when you squeeze the brake controller all the way... can you lock-up the brakes on your 28BH?
There is no way I could. I guess I really need to get mine looked at. I requested and the dealer said they pulled them all and checked for greased brakes prior to delivery. I'm suspicious that they didn't. I struggle with it because the brakes pull back strongly on the pickup at 8.0 or 8.5 (where I run them) and 6.5 is probably a better setting for me as well in terms of balance. However, I cannot lock the brakes even at 10, which makes me feel a bit nervous running at even lower settings. I have to set them at 10 just to hold the trailer steady enough to use the slider. I feel like I should be able to lock them at the limit, even with a lower gain setting. Maybe this all comes down to wiring losses due to the gauge of wire GD used from the umbilical to the axles. Anyway, I'm curious about your setup. Thank you.2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
2021 Micro Minnie 2100BH
previously - Reflection 28BH, Intech Pursue
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09-05-2018, 04:32 PM #26
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2017 Ford F450 - our kids call her "Big Red"
2018 Grand Design Reflection 28bh
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09-05-2018, 04:48 PM #27
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Gotcha. I was told to test at about 10 mph and dial up the gain until the trailer brakes just barely locked the wheels at full stroke of the controller. Then dial it back one notch. As it is, the trailer definitely stops the truck and trailer but I cannot lock the wheels no matter the gain setting.
2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
2021 Micro Minnie 2100BH
previously - Reflection 28BH, Intech Pursue
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09-05-2018, 05:17 PM #28
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I'm not sure you want the wheels to lock. I could wrong. What I was taught to do, is to get the truck/trailer to smoothly stop. When I took my rv driving lessons, the instructor had dialed the gain up to 7.5. I found that the truck would chuck a lot as I was coming to a stop. I had assumed that this was because the braking power of the trailer was too high. When I backed it off to the previous setting of 6.5, the chucking went away at stops.
We just did a 6000 mi trip at 6.5 gain, and I did not have any issues with braking except for wishing for more of it one time in an emergency braking situation. We did manage to stop in time, but I could see why disc brakes would be a help. But that's another subject matter.2017 Ford F450 - our kids call her "Big Red"
2018 Grand Design Reflection 28bh
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09-05-2018, 06:54 PM #29
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Thanks. I do get some chucking at 8 or 8.5 if I'm braking more than say 20%. I might dial it down a bit and see how it feels. Chucking won't help in an emergency. I wish I could have both smooth stops in normal usage and threshold trailer braking power in an emergency. I'm still discussing discs with the CFO. I'd like to think they would help with this.
2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
2021 Micro Minnie 2100BH
previously - Reflection 28BH, Intech Pursue
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09-06-2018, 12:29 PM #30
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A rolling brake check using the manual slide on the controller is on my checklist sheet. I don't turn up the gain to where I lock the brakes on the trailer. just enough that I feel the trailer tugging back on the truck. I prefer my trailer brakes to apply just before my tow vehicle brakes. My gain is usually set around 6 - 6.5.
However I notice a difference between my old truck and its aftermarket trailer brake controller and my new truck factory integrated controller. Controllers are either proportional or time delay and that is why I feel a difference in towing between my two vehicles.
There is a good article on E-trailer concerning the two different types. https://www.etrailer.com/faq-brakecontroller.aspx
i typically do not check my emergency break away but maybe twice a year just to ensure that it still works.Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
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