Kokanee Wizard
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- Dec 15, 2008
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After a long trip including quite a few mountain passes with subsequent down grades, I decided to change out my surge brakes for electric over hydraulic. No matter how I tried to baby the brakes on the downhill they were hot at the next stop. There seemed to be no way to control the surge brakes on a downhill.
I decided to use California Trailer Works (formerly DHM) as they had done some quality work for me. They took four days and had everything completed as promised and at the price originally quoted. I installed an in-cab brake controller that pretty much plugged in. That took a total of 10 minutes to install, mostly to install the bracket. CTW installed an electric pump/controller and re-routed the brake lines on the trailer. My Dodge truck already had a seven pin plug.
While I haven't made any long range trips I am impressed with the ability to control the trailer brakes. If I need more braking power all I have to do is dial up the power or add upto three levels of boost.
The more mountain driving you do with a trailer, the more you should consider electric brakes.
I decided to use California Trailer Works (formerly DHM) as they had done some quality work for me. They took four days and had everything completed as promised and at the price originally quoted. I installed an in-cab brake controller that pretty much plugged in. That took a total of 10 minutes to install, mostly to install the bracket. CTW installed an electric pump/controller and re-routed the brake lines on the trailer. My Dodge truck already had a seven pin plug.
While I haven't made any long range trips I am impressed with the ability to control the trailer brakes. If I need more braking power all I have to do is dial up the power or add upto three levels of boost.
The more mountain driving you do with a trailer, the more you should consider electric brakes.
