Hey Guys, what do you recommend for Trailer Brake Controller Units? I know there are quite a few out there so I am curious what you guys recommend.

 

MaxBrake. Do your research and you will see why I took it with me when I traded trucks.

 

prodigy. $100 and works fine on four trucks pulling 15k.
Clark

 

Once you try a Maxbrake you will never use one of those el cheapo brakes again. The difference is night and day

 

I like my older RedLine digital triple-axle controller the best of any I have ever used.

The brake controller don't matter a whit if the brake components on the trailer are trash.
I haven't found a set of 7,000 pound brake shoes that aren't made of the most rinky-dink high-wear material ever made.
It'd be nice if they made a good semi-metallic pad for these things.
This last set lasted maybe 25,000 reliable miles.

Also, I think 25+ feet of the same guage of wiring on the truck and the trailer might present a problem.
These trailer manufacturers expect there to be no voltage drop in the wiring over that much combined distance?

One thing I have done in the past is re-wire the brake wiring on the trailer with 10 guage wiring to combat voltage drop.
I also keep the brakes adjusted up on the trailer.

Just those last 2 things will effectively change the way even a "junk" brake controller works.

It really IS all about maintenance as much as "proper equipment".

Mark.

 

I'm glad this came up. I think I am going to replace my no name ancient controller with a prodigy 2.

 

Ok, thanks guys, I will do some research on Max Brake and Prodigy units.

 

Mark,,,you are closer to the real problems we have with ouy brakes, you "GO".

 

I think it's a prodigy that the one Duramax has in it at work. I hate the thing, get it turned up so you can actually stop with the trailer empty using the trailer brakes, go put a load on it, and it turns itself back down to zilch again.

 

maxbrake and smartbrake are the only good ones on the market. they are the only proportional ones and make all of the others look like junk toys