The ole Airstream doesn't even know its back there...
This year its a new silver Honda Element that will be following along.
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So far the brakes on my dolly have been almost nothing but trouble, but I have a good feeling about them now that I've rewired them!Alaskan wrote:I was pretty close to max with the Jeep if ya crunch the numbers from the E350 Owners Manual...
With the Element (lotta aluminum & plastic) I'll be well within the numbers.
State regs also vary and I was within those regs for Wa & Alaska.
No, I ditched that and moved to a Tekonsha Prodigy brake controller. It's a highly recommended model. If nothing else, it's nice to know exactly how much voltage is being applied to the trailer's brakes, which makes it very easy to compensate for city driving vs. highway, rain, etc.Alaskan wrote:you're using the electric brake controller that came standard with the Airstream ?
What problems did you have with the brakes on the dolly..?
What caused your brakes to fail on the van...?
Yeah, not all of the dollies have brakes. And many that do have surge brakes, not electric.Alaskan wrote:I see the new Spring 2007 Camping World mini catalog has on page 78 has all their popular tow bar models from $189 to $749
Their tow dolly from Roadmaster , rated at 4380 lbs, doesn't have brakes
See that's a good looking rig.Oldbagpipe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:01 pmMy silver car trailer and race car work pretty well. I'm restoring a little car to pull as well.