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Types of brakes for towing
Bill Sprague:
The Brakemaster by Roadmaster has no adjustments or settings. Jerry, Joel, (others) and I get what we get.
Joel Ashley:
Yup, Bill, that's true. And not long ago, when a similar question was broached on the Forum, I sent an email to RoadMaster about it. They declined to offer an explanation as to how they know the toad actually brakes proportionately. One would presume they had tested it, but for whatever reason, perhaps some liability position, details weren't available.
I'm not sure one needs to actually drive anywhere to get the jist of things; a pair of walkie talkies between someone pressing variably on the coach brake and someone watching the pedal in the toad would resolve a lot. And you wouldn't have to be hitched up, just plug in the air line. I'd try it myself now if it wasn't a half-day project just to get my coach out from our side-yard pad, and to a point on the street where the car could get behind it. For a more precise evaluation though, Ed's concept would be better.
Joel
Phil N Barb Rodriguez:
If your Brakemaster is like mine, there is one adjustment on the connector to the brake pedal. Mine iikes the number 2 position, where the pin fastens the collar.
Joel Ashley:
That just adjusts the clamp to the pedal size, not the pressure on the brake. That would require some method of adjusting pressure application in the cylinder and there is none. It directly depends only on the degree of pressure generated at the coach brake pedal.
Jerry Carr:
Joel I like your idea of just hooking up the brake line and watching the action with a hand held radio I think I will give it a try this week before we head south, I'll let you know what I see, but I may still need a scottie to really analyze the results Bill!
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