Black Snow Slide
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Jun 15, 2007
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I have a Ventura twin axle trailer rated at 9k pounds. I have disk brakes up front and free roller hubs in back. I am considering putting in electric brakes and ditching the surge system I currently have. I have looked for information to help with the decision but have come up short so I need your help.
Reasons for wanting to do the convention : I tow about 4k miles a year in some pretty mountainous roads. I am wanting better response from the brakes when in heavy interstate traffic. I Alison have a tough backing situation for backing the boat up the driveway and even with the electric lockout I still need to chuck the wheels to free the breaks before backing. (When starting the back up the truck and trailer are on a steep down hill.)
My truck is a 2009 F250 Larime 6.4 diesel. Class IV trailer hitch, factory installed electric brake controller with 4, 5, and 7 pinn connection for wiring. I would Really like to use the factory installed electric controller. My coupler is a Titan model 10, bolt on, surgomatic, 2 5/16 ball. It bolts onto the top of the frame rail and the coupler is in line with the trailer frame. The coupler looks like it is a drop down but it actually drops down so it is in line with the trailer frame.
My questions : What new coupler do I need that would bolt on? What break actuator would I need that would bolt onto my new coupler and would be a simple plug in to the current electrical that is currently installed? What other things am I missing? What are the things I need to be cautious about with doing this conversion?
Thank you in advance.
Reasons for wanting to do the convention : I tow about 4k miles a year in some pretty mountainous roads. I am wanting better response from the brakes when in heavy interstate traffic. I Alison have a tough backing situation for backing the boat up the driveway and even with the electric lockout I still need to chuck the wheels to free the breaks before backing. (When starting the back up the truck and trailer are on a steep down hill.)
My truck is a 2009 F250 Larime 6.4 diesel. Class IV trailer hitch, factory installed electric brake controller with 4, 5, and 7 pinn connection for wiring. I would Really like to use the factory installed electric controller. My coupler is a Titan model 10, bolt on, surgomatic, 2 5/16 ball. It bolts onto the top of the frame rail and the coupler is in line with the trailer frame. The coupler looks like it is a drop down but it actually drops down so it is in line with the trailer frame.
My questions : What new coupler do I need that would bolt on? What break actuator would I need that would bolt onto my new coupler and would be a simple plug in to the current electrical that is currently installed? What other things am I missing? What are the things I need to be cautious about with doing this conversion?
Thank you in advance.
