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Apr 8, 2006 | 11:35 AM

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piotrsko

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wow finally a USE for the stupid cubby. thanks.

Apr 8, 2006 | 02:02 PM

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empiretc

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Which one do you all recommend? I just bought a trailer (16ft gooser) and I am going to haul around 5 ton with it. Want to make sure I get a really good one.

Apr 8, 2006 | 02:07 PM

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aklim

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Originally Posted by empiretc

Which one do you all recommend? I just bought a trailer (16ft gooser) and I am going to haul around 5 ton with it. Want to make sure I get a really good one.

Tekonsha Prodigy. Go to etrailer.com/faq/brakecontrol.asp (admin note: cut out the game with masking urls and just post them correctly saving all of us time and work)

Apr 8, 2006 | 02:09 PM

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aklim

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etrailer has some articles in the faq section with the brakecontrol period asp

Apr 8, 2006 | 04:22 PM

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cangim

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Quote:

Originally Posted by empiretc

Which one do you all recommend? I just bought a trailer (16ft gooser) and I am going to haul around 5 ton with it. Want to make sure I get a really good one.

Has been talked about many times in the towing forum, general consensus there is the Prodigy is the one to get.

Apr 8, 2006 | 04:35 PM

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empiretc

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yeah, that is what i kept seeing but I couldnt find any paticular model.

Apr 8, 2006 | 06:04 PM

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aklim

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Quote:

Originally Posted by empiretc

yeah, that is what i kept seeing but I couldnt find any paticular model.

Tekonsha makes Prodigy. Prodigy is a model. The top of the line by Tekonsha.

Apr 9, 2006 | 01:26 AM

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foodog2

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I did not mount it like that. I mounted it to the under dash guage pod. Therer was just enough room to get the screws to bite. It looks pretty slick and the screws are about a inch and a half back from the guages.

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Apr 9, 2006 | 10:05 AM

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johnny8

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i mounted my prodigy on the left by the door... i was worried about putting it in the cubby... i like for electrcal stuff to have plenty of air moving around it... i have bumped it with my knee once or twice climbing in or out of my truck, but that unit is really rugged... no problems at all... i like having it there because i can see it real well, and if i ever needed to get my hand on that manual lever i could reach it real easy...

Apr 9, 2006 | 10:10 AM

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Kwikkordead

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From: Rio Rico, AZ.

That's a good point about having your electronics ventilated. I'm going to pull the whole cover and cut some holes above and below the Prodigy with a hole saw and reinstall.