so im pretty sure the brake controller in my 88 took a poo on me. im lookng for recomendations on a new controller for this old truck. its a 88 F250 diesel 5 speed 4 wheel drive

 

Hands down...get the Prodigy.

 

Just a thought before you invest any bucks. While it is possible for controllers to go to heaven, it is a rare occurence. Almost anything else in the braking system is a greater suspect when problems occur than the controller. You may want to run the symptoms by so everyone here knows what you are experiencing that leads you to believe it is bad.

Of course, if you are simply wanting to update a controller, that is a different issue.

My two cents worth,

Steve

Steve

 

Agreed with ^. What IS the make/model of your present controller?

 

ok i havent had tome to run it all down yet, been pretty busy with work. the controller just seems to not work. the light will come on occasionally when i hit the brakes, but thats it. not sure right now on the make, just thats the old school electric over hydro style, with the brake line that runs to it from the MC. i wouldent mind updateing though

 

Wow, I've used those, but haven't seen one in a good many years. They worked fine in their day, but I bet most folks here would agree with me an update would be reasonable. Prodigy was mentioned and is certainly a good controller. I use a Hayes G2 which is comparable.

In my opinion, all the digital models with accelerameters work very well with the priniciple difference being the bells and whistles. I favor models that provide diagnositic information as they make it so much easier to troubleshoot and they are not that much more expensive.

If you tow almost never, probably the cheapest controller you can find will meet your needs.

My thoughts,

Steve

 

yea shes old school, i dont do alot of towing, but i do enough to justify getting something middle of the road. ill do a little looking around and see what i can come up with,

Dose the number of axles matter when chooseing a controller? its a triaxle gooseneck with brakes on all three axles

Thanks guys
Brandon

 

To the best of my knowledge, all controllers will handle tri-axles. Anyone know of any exceptions?

Steve

 

Haven't seen one in many years eh?

Well now you have




This ones in my motorhome, i've only used it once in the 12 years i've had the camper, works fine.

 

I didn't say never, I said many years. . Thanks for the reminder of how old I am, I think!

Steve