Which Brake controler do you guys recommend?
Do they have to be hard wired in all the way back to the plug, or can you plug them directly into somewhere under the dash, like I know you can do with newer trucks.
Thanks.

 

No plug and play for us that I know of. All you have to do is run one wire back to your trailer plug, not too bad anyways, and a power wire to the battery.

As for which one? Any one is better than none, I hear the one with the momentum switch built in is nice forget which one it is. Sorry.

 

You have to run two wires to the plug in most cases -- one for the brakes, and one for the "charge circuit", a separate wire to its own type I (auto reset) circuit breaker, and a splice into the stop-light switch. The brake switch has way too many wires, if you don't have a diagram, someone here can let you know which is the correct one to tap.

I am using an old Kelsey Hayes hydraulic unit, which I prefer to the momentum type. There is a company called Brake Smart that makes a newer version of this type that uses a solid state pressure sensor in the brake line, instead of my old fashioned spring and bellows type.

If you do use a hydraulic type, the trailer brake tee that you need is 9/16 x 20 threads. You can get it from NAPA -- none of the other places around here carried them.

Good luck.

 

I just traded my Atwood store bough "redline" POS in for a Techonsha Prodigy. Man, it is great. It is still an inertia controlled unit, but it is digital and works ten times better on my 24 and 40 foot trailers. I'm a typical overloader. Last week I hauled a Pettibone loader that weighed 20990 pounds.

 

I agree with 4x4dually, Prodigy is one to use

 

Thats the one I was thinking of, I know a few people who have those and love them. My truck already had a cheaper one in it and I'm not going to change it for the few times I tow.

 

I've got a Tekonsha Voyager, and it's worked just fine for me. It's an inertia/proportional unit. Only reason to spend more money on the Prodigy, I feel, is if you need to brake more axles. Mine is good for 3, and I think the new units are good for 4. The Prodigy has more bells...autoleveling, works in reverse, etc.

 

Well, I just bought that Tekonsha Prodigy unit new in box on Ebay, for $75 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT

 

I use a prodigy and love it.

 

I put a Prodigy P2 (90885) in the crewcab as well.....seems to work very well.

 

I'm running the Tekonsha Prodigy as well. I replaced the pep boys unit that the PO had in it with the Prodigy and it is so much better with my various trailers.