Are Brake Controllers Creatred Equal?

Let me start by saying I know virtually nothing about brake controllers. I don't remeber off the top of my head what I have in my SD but it seems very generic and really doesn't seem to offer much.

I recently bought a 38ft triple axle toyhauler and with safety being extremely important, I thought I would turn to the experts. What are you guys using and recommend? Thanks.

Peter

A progressive controller is where its at. Ill have to see what's in my truck brand wise. We had a pulse one years ago on my grandpa's truck and would lock the trailer brakes often. The progressive is very smooth and easies the brakes on up to your Max setting.

Sent from my x2 chillin in the middle of no where

PM "Jason" on here..he's a buddy of mine and used to do OTR hotshotthing in his F250 with a big enclosed car hauler hauling high end cars...I'm sure he could point you in the right direction.

Edit: I sent him a link to this thread

I only use Tekonsha PRODIGY brake controllers any more. They are progressive and work awesome. My gooseneck has electric over hydraulic brakes which requires progressive control otherwise you end up just locking the brakes up on the trailer any time you hit the brakes.

I agree with hotrodtractor. I had the prodigy p3, and loved it....nice to be able to set your gain where you want it, loaded...and then when empty, instead of backing the gain down, just a push of a button knocks the intensity down. I practically never touched the gain afyer i set it the first time. It also alerts you when it loses connection via ground loss, or plug removal.

Also, i believe it is one of the only self leveling controllers as well.

What about maxbrake? Is it worth the extra $$ over the p3? Thanks for the input so far.

Peter

Not sure about the maxbrake, but I can add another vote for the Prodigy P3. We use one in my wife's Silverado when pulling the horse trailer and that was the one we bought after considerable research. Her safety was the most important thing and it helps that the controller is very easy to use.

Tekonsha for years here. Great piece. Not all controllers are created equal either...





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Tekonsha prodigy p3 is what i have. It work awesome.

Sent from the drivers seat.

I have a draw tite activator 2 in mine, it does the job well enough but it gets a little old having to adjust it from loaded to when I am unloaded.

Jason said:

I agree with hotrodtractor. I had the prodigy p3, and loved it....nice to be able to set your gain where you want it, loaded...and then when empty, instead of backing the gain down, just a push of a button knocks the intensity down. I practically never touched the gain afyer i set it the first time. It also alerts you when it loses connection via ground loss, or plug removal.

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I love that feature on mine - I use the intensity control almost exclusively - its on 1 empty and 3 when its fully loaded. Works perfectly and is stupid simple.

Anyone running a TruControl?

AllGo'N'Show said:

Anyone running a TruControl?

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Excuse me sir, but before you go and drill holes in the dash of your truck, might I interest you in doing the OEM brake controller upgrade to your XL package truck? lol





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No excuse needed From my reading in the past... http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/842252-how-do-i-get-the-oem-trailer-brake-controller.html the 6.4 isn't an easy TBC swap. Do you happen to know otherwise? I would much prefer the OE look and use but would hate to buy it all and need a master cylinder swap. Thanks ahead of time!

I'll do more research to be sure but I believe it is a direct plug-n-go setup. I am not sure why the master cylinder would need to be swapped though...




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Not sure about the 6.4's, but if they're the same configuration as a 6.0 then it's not a plug and play to add the OEM TBC. You also need a different master cylinder and a reflash.

Thanks for the input. Looks like I'll go with the P3. Appreciate the input.

Peter

Happy to help, and I think you'll like that P3.

Snake said:

Not sure about the 6.4's, but if they're the same configuration as a 6.0 then it's not a plug and play to add the OEM TBC. You also need a different master cylinder and a reflash.

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You are correct