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Originally Posted by EAKlebe
No the trailer does, of course, have brakes and the inspection station said that the brakes were fine. However, I did notice that stopping distance was quite a bit farther. I have already read the mentioned thread which was VERY informative. However, I also happened to come across this controller:
http://www.brake-controller.com/brak..._features.html which is not that much more than the Tekonsha, but appears to be better. But perhaps it is overkill? |
I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. Of course the trailer has brakes. However, the brakes don't apply themselves. It is the controller which puts power to the brakes and causes them to do some braking. Without a controller, the brakes are just a lump of useless inert metal. That is why stopping distance is farther, of course - the trailer brakes were not being activated.
I'll be clearer next time. But in the meanwhile, you MUST get and install a brake controller.
Bill