RLJ10X
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The Tekonsha P2 was delivered yesterday. I took it out of the box. I glanced over the destructions. I'd had watched several YouTube vids previously.
The Tekonsha plugged right in. It wedges nicely into the cubby that the factory brake control unit was supposed to be. So installation took about 15 seconds.
My trailer is a 2017 Sure Trac 16 foot Tilt trailer, with one axle. I bought the trailer used. It came from Detro Trailer Sales just north of I70, on US231. The previous owner supposedly used the trailer to haul dirtbikes. This is a 2100 pound tilt trailer used to haul dirtbikes?! Can we say OVERKILL? Anyway, it is conceivable that the trailer brakes were never used. They certainly have not been used for the last 2 years.
So I hooked up the trailer last night, and adjusted the controller to #6, and "initial bite" at #2. I wasn't satisfied with that. I eventually turned the settings up all the way. But I could not get the trailer brakes to lock up, or hold the truck on a hill. Oh well, I'd look into it further later, figuring maybe the brakes needed adjusting.
So this morning when I went to use the trailer, it was empty, by the way. The passenger side trailer tire locked up when I hit the brakes. What the heck? Well, evidently it decided over night, to work. So I backed off on the settings, and all was well the rest of the day.
I guess I'll check into adjusting the brakes sometime soon. I figure if one locks up, so should the other. Something is slightly out of wack.
Making good progress.
The Tekonsha plugged right in. It wedges nicely into the cubby that the factory brake control unit was supposed to be. So installation took about 15 seconds.
My trailer is a 2017 Sure Trac 16 foot Tilt trailer, with one axle. I bought the trailer used. It came from Detro Trailer Sales just north of I70, on US231. The previous owner supposedly used the trailer to haul dirtbikes. This is a 2100 pound tilt trailer used to haul dirtbikes?! Can we say OVERKILL? Anyway, it is conceivable that the trailer brakes were never used. They certainly have not been used for the last 2 years.
So I hooked up the trailer last night, and adjusted the controller to #6, and "initial bite" at #2. I wasn't satisfied with that. I eventually turned the settings up all the way. But I could not get the trailer brakes to lock up, or hold the truck on a hill. Oh well, I'd look into it further later, figuring maybe the brakes needed adjusting.
So this morning when I went to use the trailer, it was empty, by the way. The passenger side trailer tire locked up when I hit the brakes. What the heck? Well, evidently it decided over night, to work. So I backed off on the settings, and all was well the rest of the day.
I guess I'll check into adjusting the brakes sometime soon. I figure if one locks up, so should the other. Something is slightly out of wack.
Making good progress.