Surge brakes and long downhills
Hey gang,
Anyone with the electric backup bypass solenoid on their trailer do anything about long, steep downhill grades? I've seen surge brakes get cooked on a steep road and am wondering if this is an issue. Not a lot of roads like the one I'm describing, but the one I have in mind I hit at least once a year.
I was thinking about putting a switch with a bright red light on the dash of my truck that, when on, will send a "backup light" signal to the trailer to activate the solenoid. Basically an "off switch" for my boat trailer brakes. It would need a diode in there somewhere to keep the backup lights on the truck from coming on.
That was just my first thought. Anyone have any input?
Surge brakes and long downhills
That's how I set up my buddy's super duty, he already had auxiliary switches from the factory to tap into. Very nice way to manually control your trailer brakes.