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Old 03-12-2009, 09:08 PM
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Default Re: Towing 5th Wheel over mountain passes

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Originally Posted by fivecodys View Post
I have done both manual braking and using the lower gears.
I really don't have a preference.
I have tried setting my Prodigy controller a little more aggressively and that seems to help eleminate that "pushing" sensation.

The tranny braking feature almost always catches me by surprise when it engauges.

Bill
I prefer the manual method myself, but either way works just fine.

I also have adjusted my P-3 to B-3 and like 7.0-7.2 or so, if i remember correctly. Didn't have it on B-3 one day and made a panic stop to miss a couple deer in the road, and the anti lock brakes started clanking at first.
B-3 seems to engage the trailer brakes sooner than B-2, which i prefer.
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