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I bought a tekonsha P3 trailer brake controller for my truck. You literally just plug it in to the existing plug that's under the dash. The trailer is only like 4,000 pounds I think, but I'd say it makes a difference. It was set to max straight out of the box and I took a short 20mph drive down my street and back just to see what it would do on the max setting and the trailer pretty much stopped the truck at that setting. lol
I'm pretty sure the brakes would be toast if I left it like that, so I read the manual and it said to start off at 6 and that seems like a good setting. I only brake a little bit harder than I would if the trailer wasn't back there. It did say you're supposed to use that lever at the bottom to max out the brakes and set it just before the tires lockup, but I'm not about to go locking up my tires and end up with a flat spot or something. How many of you guys have a brake controller? Do you ever use that lever at the bottom? I don't see how one could have time to reach down and grab it if they're about to run into someone.
I'm pretty sure the brakes would be toast if I left it like that, so I read the manual and it said to start off at 6 and that seems like a good setting. I only brake a little bit harder than I would if the trailer wasn't back there. It did say you're supposed to use that lever at the bottom to max out the brakes and set it just before the tires lockup, but I'm not about to go locking up my tires and end up with a flat spot or something. How many of you guys have a brake controller? Do you ever use that lever at the bottom? I don't see how one could have time to reach down and grab it if they're about to run into someone.