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    Youtube is going to put people out of business...

    Seriously.

    I called the local guy today to see how much a trailer brake controller with installation was, and he said it was $150.

    After doing a search online, I found this video which shows me how to install a $140 superior brake controller with two clicks and a screwdriver.



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    It really is pretty simple, especially if you have one of the vehicles that have the harness wired for it already.

    Good deal, make sure the one you purchase is a proportional or motion based controller, not a time based controller. Time based controllers do nothing to sense actual deceleration, they just gradually apply power up to the maximum set by the knob on them. Proportional controllers actually sense how your are braking and adjust the power output to the trailer brakes to match.

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    Fuck all that controller stuff. REAL men equip their trucks with air brakes.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Real men drive with the left arm out the window ... holding the trailer.

    Bushtit.

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    Real men ARE trailers.
    A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory

    RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL





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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Fuck all that controller stuff. REAL men equip their trucks with air brakes.
    Carlo.....I don't think Chris has a CDL.....
    Encrypt everything. Even if you have nothing to hide. It increases the noise floor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AE5CP View Post
    It really is pretty simple, especially if you have one of the vehicles that have the harness wired for it already.

    Good deal, make sure the one you purchase is a proportional or motion based controller, not a time based controller. Time based controllers do nothing to sense actual deceleration, they just gradually apply power up to the maximum set by the knob on them. Proportional controllers actually sense how your are braking and adjust the power output to the trailer brakes to match.
    I'm going with the Tekonsha P3.


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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Fuck all that controller stuff. REAL men equip their trucks with air brakes.

    Well, I'd have to have a real truck first.


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    Quote Originally Posted by W7XF View Post
    Carlo.....I don't think Chris has a CDL.....

    I've possessed a class B before, with tanker and passenger endorsements. Used to haul 5000 gallons of jet fuel to helicopter bases in Louisiana when I worked for Air Logistics (Bristow).


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    Hello.


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