Brake Cntrollers

[Blanco]

What do you guys use & why?

What makes you happy when it comes to a brake controller?

I like the looks of this one, but wonder if its over kill?

http://www.tekonsha.com/product/details.asp?ProdID=90195&cat=1435
http://www.tekonsha.com/video/runvideo.asp?video1=P3.flv

[Broncodawg]

Happiness is working trailer brakes, so the trailer doesn't try to pass you!:eek:

Have had a variety of them in different rigs and they all have been simple to use and worked well. I have a tekonsha in the MH that works as well as any Iv'e had.

[Blanco]

Yeah I've used Many of them myself, & they all about the same but I wonder about the reliabilty of them..

When their working the all do the same basic job.
But I love my Centurion & was thinking of buying only the best for this rig.

So I had to ask.

[Salttoy]

It is not usually the brake controller that fails, it is the lack of maintenance or abuse to the trailer brakes that cause them to fail.

[toddz69]

What do you guys use & why?

What makes you happy when it comes to a brake controller?

I like the looks of this one, but wonder if its over kill?

http://www.tekonsha.com/product/details.asp?ProdID=90195&cat=1435
http://www.tekonsha.com/video/runvideo.asp?video1=P3.flv

I'm not familiar with that model but I do have a Tekonsha Prodigy that I'm very happy with. I can't recall the model that was in my truck when I got it, but it never worked right - the brakes were either all the way on or off. My dad tows a 5th wheel travel trailer and also a gooseneck w/his tractor on it and he says the Prodigy is the best one he's used as well.

Todd Z.

[RSB3]

I will have to agree on the Prodigy, when I had my 2004 F250 it worked great towing my 6k lb. trailer. I traded up to a 2008 F350 and it came with a built in brake controller which works ok. The Prodigy is a nice unit and works very well.