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Types of brakes for towing

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David T. Richelderfer:
I am planning to tow my 2003 Chevy Avalanche this coming Spring.  I have an 8,000 pound capacity tow hitch and an Even Brake.  I have not had the tow hitch attachment brackets installed on the Avalanche yet, and I have not installed the Even Brake.  I hope somebody in my proximity can do these installations for me and show me how to properly set them all up and make them all work together everytime I set off from an RV park.

This power brake issue concerns me.  My Avalanche has power brakes.  Just for an exercise last week I coasted down my inclined driveway - engine off, transmission in neutral, steering wheel not locked in place.  I have to tell you that without those Avalanche power brakes functioning I had to push VERY firmly on the brake pedal to apply ANY slowing to my vehicle's speed.  I had to push the brake pedal down to what felt like an end-stop near the floorboard to come to a stop from a slow speed on my inclined driveway.

Steve Huber:
The Toad Stop system has a manual "trigger" that allows one to activate the system w/o being hooked to the RV. You can then adjust the brake pressure, etc. Once hooked up to the RV, the system will use these settings proportionally when the RV brakes (including Pac Brake) are applied and the toad is pushing against the RV.
Steve

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