Rodbuster
Well-known member
I'm starting a new thread on brakes to try and get a "specific point" made clear or answered. There are several threads out there on brakes but it seems that they all get tangled up in...adjusting or axles or manufacturers or too much grease etc.etc.
Please don't take this as a complaint because, it is not. I personally, have picked up many useful ideas and thoughts from these posts.
Something was mentioned on one of these threads that really got my attention because of a brake problem that I am having. It was not elaborated on, and that is the reason for this post.
My problem (and it seems others have the same problem) is this.
I have a 2011 Ford F350 dually 6.7 diesel with factory installed brake controller.
Just purchased a 2012 Key Largo.
When I'm going down the road at about 25 or 30 or 50 mph the brakes seem to work OK.
"BUT" when I try to do my tug test when hitching up the 5th wheek I have no holding power "AT ALL".
A test that I tried was... I was at a complete stop with my rig all hooked up, I put my truck in gear (drive) and did not touch the gas pedal or the truck brake pedal. I was on flat dry pavement so naturally the rig started rolling. I slid the lever to my brake controller all the way to the left. The rig kept on rolling. Once again, please understand, this is at "idle speed. I then adjusted the gain on the brake controller to 10 which is maximum, no difference at all. The rig kept on rolling.
The post on the other thread that got my attention said this.
"Magnetic trailer brakes rely on wheel motion to get the shoe to contact the drum".
I would like to know "for sure" if this is an accurate statement. I kinda think quite a few other people would be interested in the correct answer. It would take a load off of my mind to know for sure, that "all" of my brake system is working 100%.
I would not have any problems at all using my chocks for the "tug test".
Thank you
Rodbuster
Please don't take this as a complaint because, it is not. I personally, have picked up many useful ideas and thoughts from these posts.
Something was mentioned on one of these threads that really got my attention because of a brake problem that I am having. It was not elaborated on, and that is the reason for this post.
My problem (and it seems others have the same problem) is this.
I have a 2011 Ford F350 dually 6.7 diesel with factory installed brake controller.
Just purchased a 2012 Key Largo.
When I'm going down the road at about 25 or 30 or 50 mph the brakes seem to work OK.
"BUT" when I try to do my tug test when hitching up the 5th wheek I have no holding power "AT ALL".
A test that I tried was... I was at a complete stop with my rig all hooked up, I put my truck in gear (drive) and did not touch the gas pedal or the truck brake pedal. I was on flat dry pavement so naturally the rig started rolling. I slid the lever to my brake controller all the way to the left. The rig kept on rolling. Once again, please understand, this is at "idle speed. I then adjusted the gain on the brake controller to 10 which is maximum, no difference at all. The rig kept on rolling.
The post on the other thread that got my attention said this.
"Magnetic trailer brakes rely on wheel motion to get the shoe to contact the drum".
I would like to know "for sure" if this is an accurate statement. I kinda think quite a few other people would be interested in the correct answer. It would take a load off of my mind to know for sure, that "all" of my brake system is working 100%.
I would not have any problems at all using my chocks for the "tug test".
Thank you
Rodbuster