pulling doubles
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pulling doubles
for those of you pulling doubles, what type of brakes do you have on your trailers and what brake controller? i just bought a 6x12 tandem utility trailer to put some quads on. it has brakes on one axle. just wondering if i can just run 7 wire to the back of the fifth and use the brake wire to power the brakes on the rear trailer? i have the prodigy brake controller, do i need a second one for the rear trailer??? it will be a total of three axles with brakes.
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you can use one controller to power both trailers but i would recommend a sperate controller. that way if something goes wrong with the last trailer you can get it back where it belongs.
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Also get another set of brakes on the 2nd axle on the tandem trailer. It'll make slowing it down MUCH more effective. I'm waiting for a little extra cash before I add a set to my flatbed. I don't use it much and when I do, I don't load too much weight on. I just like the extra margin for when I do load heavy.
As mentioned, it may be a good idea to add a 2nd brake controller for the 2nd trailer. At least you'll be able to control it independently if needed.
Tony
As mentioned, it may be a good idea to add a 2nd brake controller for the 2nd trailer. At least you'll be able to control it independently if needed.
Tony
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i've wired up a second prodigy. i found that the atv trailer brakes will lock up at 4.5 volts the rv takes 11 volts. the atv trailer only weighs 2100 # with 2 full size quads and my sons little 50. yes the prodigy does work with up to 4 axles. but when i found the different voltage desire, i decided to add a prodigy just for good measure.
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