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any knowledge on the electric over hydrolic if you only have electric. I currently set mine on heavy electric, but I've also read that guys seem to think they can feal a difference on there electric brakes reaction when set on electric over hyd
Ughhh, that's not very good and reassuring. Nothing more scary for a truck driver than that sliding feeling
My trade was a16 2500 and my trailer was almost double that at 13k. All that being said there is a big difference between 13,000 and 26,000 of trailer weight when hauling with a pick up truck, we might be up there with commercial weight but these things are not going to react to loads like that , like a commercial vehicle would. There's a reason why allot of states require a special license for loads over 26k. Special training should be required. That's like these little old men out there driving a 45' coach pulling a 20' truck as a toad. Anyone can do it, but should they be allowed to with out special training. As a professional truck driver, my 2 cents worth is ,no, but thats my opinion. I know this was straying a little on this topic, i call that expansion. I'm sure somebody will put me in my place. All that being said, i admit, I'm that guy in the lt ln running 80 mph with my fiver house passing everyone in site. Also to note as a former truck driver, you can't look your standard distance ahead, that won t cut it. You have to look a minimum of 8 seconds ahead, have a huge following distance and have reflexes like a cheetah. The feeling of not being able to stop is a scary one. 9 x out of 10 it's the aggressiveness at wich we drive vs faulty equipment. Ok, I'm done now. Let the insults fly
Thats exactly right. When we order our 48 ft luxe fiver, were going to spring for the pkg that comes with full body paint and disk brakes for $13,000 extra. Now those babies will stop.
Yep. Best thing I ever did as well. I ordered my new gooseneck with electric over hydraulic brakes and I can't believe I didn't do it sooner. We're dragging around 20K all the time behind our trucks and it is so much safer.
wow, I've got mine on heavy electric with a 13k fiver and got it set on the maximum of 10. Its never been close to locking up a wheel, even at hard breaking events, I don't know how you do it on 4.
Good point on towing a trailer with a previous vehicle especially one that was less capable than your current model. Maybe I've got the drums glazed over a bit from all that high spd travel . It stops just fine in this truck but by no means is it what i would of suspected, hence the 10 setting. My commercial vehicle was the same, had to pass trolly brake inspection or you were dead in the water. Now a couple things. When in a campground before leaving to a new location, while going 15 mph ill use the hand brake for the trailer only a few times to make sure it's working and to Nock off the rust from sitting. It will slow the vehicle but not stop it. I figured that was because of the 410 gear and big aisin tq. Now my last 2500 6.7 rfe would stop on this brake check. I was not aware of the pulling the emergency breakaway cable to check movability. I never did this because I thought that it was a one time brake box pull/set only and I didn't know that you could push the valve back in on the brake box. Now going forward, when i get the big dog, 48' , 25,999 gvwr fiver, i will be getting the disc brake pkg on all 3 axles, no question.
Dang, when you get that big dog post some pics. That has got to be a beast!
Probably about 18 months out, but it's going to be a luxe 48fb fiver toy hauler with 2 patios, that's the dream machine anyway. If I've not learned anything, its that life can get on the way and change your plans. But I've got the truck now, and that's half the battle, fo hopefully that's a good sign of things to come.
