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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Tractor air brakes with electric trailer brakes

What Rigup are guys useing to pull trailers with electric brakes with tractors with air brakes.


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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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I use Prodigy brake controls in all our trucks, atleast a dozen tractors and heavy wreckers with air brakes have electric brake controllers. We hall Cummins/Onan generators all over the country and a large part of what we hall for them are electric brake units.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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We use the Maxbrake, works very well.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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Awesome thanks guys. I need to Rigup my cabover for electric.

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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Maxbrake.

MAXBRAKE!

I hooked up mine into the trolley brake so it not only works with the brake pedal but with the lever as well... just like a REAL truck!
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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Maxbrake.

MAXBRAKE!

I hooked up mine into the trolley brake so it not only works with the brake pedal but with the lever as well... just like a REAL truck!
10-4 you're comin in loud and clear breaker one niner.

I will check out the maxbrake. Honestly never heard of maxbrake till now.

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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1-5-3-6-2-4
10-4 you're comin in loud and clear breaker one niner.

I will check out the maxbrake. Honestly never heard of maxbrake till now.

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I think Southwest Wheel sells them. They're a sponsor here, (hint, hint!). They're pricey compared to other controllers, but they run, (in this case), off of air pressure when the brakes are applied. I've NEVER had a better operating controller in my life. I would never have believed there was such a difference if I hadn't experienced it for myself. I'll never go back.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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I think Southwest Wheel sells them. They're a sponsor here, (hint, hint!). They're pricey compared to other controllers, but they run, (in this case), off of air pressure when the brakes are applied. I've NEVER had a better operating controller in my life. I would never have believed there was such a difference if I hadn't experienced it for myself. I'll never go back.

Nice. I will check them out for sure. I like done right, over just get it done.

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