Posted: 7/5/2024 9:24:08 AM EDT
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What do you guys use? Would you get the same system again? Is it necessary? Do you actually think that it does anything to help stop your rig? I have never pulled a toad vehicle behind us but we are about to go on a short trip with it. I have not bought a braking system. We have a 97 Tiffin Allegro 33ft and plan to pull our 98 Wrangler TJ. Am I asking for trouble by not buying a braking system? |
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Originally Posted By Country: What do you guys use? Would you get the same system again? Is it necessary? Do you actually think that it does anything to help stop your rig? I have never pulled a toad vehicle behind us but we are about to go on a short trip with it. I have not bought a braking system. We have a 97 Tiffin Allegro 33ft and plan to pull our 98 Wrangler TJ. Am I asking for trouble by not buying a braking system? Check the GCWR on your motor home for the toad vehicle - with and without breaks. 
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Originally Posted By Country: What do you guys use? Would you get the same system again? Is it necessary? Do you actually think that it does anything to help stop your rig? I have never pulled a toad vehicle behind us but we are about to go on a short trip with it. I have not bought a braking system. We have a 97 Tiffin Allegro 33ft and plan to pull our 98 Wrangler TJ. Am I asking for trouble by not buying a braking system? Disregarding your atrocious spelling, having a brake controller in the cab of your vehicle can be quite handy when traveling in hilly and mountainous areas. On a downhill grade, many times your trailer will "push" you and get you out of sorts in your travel lane. Being able to reach down and manually apply some trailer braking to keep from being overrun is a good thing. |
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Originally Posted By xanadu: Disregarding your atrocious spelling, having a brake controller in the cab of your vehicle can be quite handy when traveling in hilly and mountainous areas. On a downhill grade, many times your trailer will "push" you and get you out of sorts in your travel lane. Being able to reach down and manually apply some trailer braking to keep from being overrun is a good thing. His spelling is fine. "Toad" is the term many motorhome owners use to refer to the car that is towed behind their motorhome. It's a different situation than truck and trailer because the MH is generally significantly heavier than the vehicle being towed. |
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Originally Posted By Country: What do you guys use? Would you get the same system again? Is it necessary? Do you actually think that it does anything to help stop your rig? Yes, they help stop the rig. Is it necessary? IDK, how hard did that soccer mom stomp on her brakes right in front of you? |
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Originally Posted By Shadowgrouse: His spelling is fine. "Toad" is the term many motorhome owners use to refer to the car that is towed behind their motorhome. It's a different situation than truck and trailer because the MH is generally significantly heavier than the vehicle being towed. Thank you. My mh is probably 12k pounds rolling, if I remember correctly. The jeep is just over 3k with 4 on the ground, I don't believe it is going to be "pushing" me. I worry more about the wind pushing me. I was hoping to see what others are using, and if they liked that particular system. |
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Originally Posted By Country: Thank you. My mh is probably 12k pounds rolling, if I remember correctly. The jeep is just over 3k with 4 on the ground, I don't believe it is going to be "pushing" me. I worry more about the wind pushing me. I was hoping to see what others are using, and if they liked that particular system. Many states have rules about brakes on trailers and towed vehicles. You don't list a state, so I couldn't research it for you. Over 3k lbs towed around here and we're supposed to have trailer brakes or something in the toad. I use an older Brake Buddy brand supplemental brake that sits in the footwell of the driver's seat. It runs on 12Vdc to make air pressure for a piston that clamps to the brake pedal. It uses a mercury switch to figure out hard stops and jam the Jeep brake. It doesn't happen very often. Our rig is probably 28k+ lbs wet with a 12k lb hitch, so I'm not too worried about my 4500 lb Jeep causing issues. With a 12k lb RV, I'd definitely want a very effective supplemental braking system. It's the worst when you have to brake hard in a turn because of some Karen on her phone. That's when a Toad without supplement braking gets... interesting. |
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