Busboy |
08-14-2014 02:10 PM |
integrated brake controller
After swapping out the axles, springs and hangars, wheels and brakes on my dump trailer for heavier ones I hooked up for a test drive. The brake controller still set at 10 from the last time towing I slid the handle over and the brakes were fine, set off on the test drive and lowered the controller to 4 as the trailer was empty. After the test drive as I neared home I once again tried the manual handle all the way over and next to nothing happened so I drove around slowly trying it all the time and still not much brake action. Later I took all the brakes apart cleaned and inspected them, readjusted the brakes and his morning I test drove again, YUP still the same.. Puzzled I turned the controller all the way to 10 then used the manual handle, bingo brake action back to normal. I didn't realize that if the controller is turned down and you use the manual handle for max braking you will only get the max the controller is set for, lesson learned.
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