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I just installed the Brakerite on my Eagle tandem surge disc trailer. Jury is still out as only towed with it 1 time and spent the whole time fugging with the controller (Voyager). Either was to touchy, or not enough braking force. Not the smooth braking I had with the surge setup.
Cost of the pump, breakaway battery, $175 to have my coupler welded solid, and figuring $200 to have the trailer tonge repainted, I'll have under $1000 in the change over. Hoping I'm just in need of fine tuning the controller to see the the benefits of the EOH. |
Originally Posted by Rippem
(Post 2585379)
Thanks Chris. PM sent
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Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
(Post 2585402)
I just installed the Brakerite on my Eagle tandem surge disc trailer. Jury is still out as only towed with it 1 time and spent the whole time fugging with the controller (Voyager). Either was to touchy, or not enough braking force. Not the smooth braking I had with the surge setup.
Cost of the pump, breakaway battery, $175 to have my coupler welded solid, and figuring $200 to have the trailer tonge repainted, I'll have under $1000 in the change over. Hoping I'm just in need of fine tuning the controller to see the the benefits of the EOH. |
Originally Posted by RedDog382
(Post 2585410)
Should be smooth as silk once you have the controller properly adjusted.
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Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
(Post 2585413)
Yeah, I've heard that. I seemed to have a problem finding the setting that was good both on the highway and in city.
I guess the problem is that the amount of gain needed changes with the speeds your braking from? and the realtionship between what it takes to stop the truck (pedal) vs. the boat (EOH pump) is so much different from 30 MPH than 60MPH You would think the relationship between the truck and trailer braking forces needed would be more linear at both ends of the speed spectrum... I'm sure we have a physics guru (I'm only sharp on Radiologic physics, photons and stuff :) ) who could express in an equation why it can't be totally linear. as the mass/wieght goes up, as in the boat wieghs 10-12K takes exponentially more braking as speed goes up than the truck that wieghs 6K to accomplish a similar stop in a similar distance. so let me guess you need more trailer brake gain out on the highway right? and less in the city? or do I have it backwards? |
Voyager still available.
link http://www.brakecontroller.com/ check the resource links (comparison tech, owner's manuals ect.) just under the controllers, pretty handy. |
The brakes goes on the foremost and middle axle. (maybe I missunderstood you but you sounded like you where to mount the brakes on the rear and middle axle, which is not a good option..)
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Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
(Post 2585413)
Yeah, I've heard that. I seemed to have a problem finding the setting that was good both on the highway and in city.
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Originally Posted by Kims
(Post 2585503)
The brakes goes on the foremost and middle axle. (maybe I missunderstood you but you sounded like you where to mount the brakes on the rear and middle axle, which is not a good option..)
I thought you'd want the brakes on the rear two axles...as in more boat wieght over them for tire bite? |
Originally Posted by US1 Fountain
(Post 2585413)
Yeah, I've heard that. I seemed to have a problem finding the setting that was good both on the highway and in city.
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