Trailer brakes are very important to me. Besides towing doubles (two trailers) around the country, I also live near the mountains in Colorado. Coming down the fast side of the Rockies, increases the need for powerful brakes.

Your truck has more power, your trailer has grown heavier - being able to stop all that dependably and safely is why I recommend MaxBrake. The most powerful and fastest trailer brake controllers activate with your trucks hydraulic brake system.  Big advantage having your trailer brakes engage with your truck brakes, not after.  MaxBrake website

When Ford came out with its first integrated trailer brake controller in 2005 in its Super Duties, it was hydraulic activated and still is, including the one available for the F150 for 2009. MaxBrake hydraulic over electric is a simple install, just one wire cable goes through the fire wall from the hydraulic sensor to the controller. The power supply is inside the cab. Don't let bleeding the trucks brake fluid scare you. It's just a couple of drops on the supplied "T" connection. Back before ABS, that's how most brake controllers worked. MaxBrake and ABS do not affect each other.  MaxBrake does not tie in to the ABS module/computers.

The closest you can get to MaxBrake is the Ford factory controller, but it doesn't work with hydraulic trailer brakes according to Ford. In Ford's first few years, under 12 mph, the gain would drop off and not give you trailer brakes at slow speed. Something folks on steep grades discovered. GM and Dodge came out with integrated brake controller options but are only electronic controlled, not working off your trucks hydraulic brake pressure.

Today's slant load horse trailers with large Living Quarters, are popular and heavy. Having a LQ is like pulling a loaded trailer all the time. Propane tanks, water, TV etc. keep the weight growing.                                     MaxBrake website

Trailer brakes have come a long, way and the MaxBrake is the leader in improving your safety, your horse's safety and comfort as well as the rest of the population you share the roads with. Trailer brakes are often neglected until there is problem. I've spent too much time with a flashlight in my mouth, sometimes in the rain, working on my trailer brakes, magnets, wiring, and fuses after I discovered my brakes weren't helping any. Heavy loads and shifting animals require that everything works, and surprises can be deadly. You won't find a better product for dependable brake and whole trailer management. MaxBrake can put your trailer at the same level of technology that your enjoy with your new truck.

The kit comes complete	Unscrew one of the brake lines going into the brake master cylinder	Insert "T" into master cylinder and reattach the brake line	Bend by hand the steel line for where you want the sensor to attach
The steel line goes in the top hole of the "T"	Attach the pressure sensor to the steel line...	finger tight	Have someone pump the brake pedal while you bleed the brake line at the sensor

Now you can attach the cable to the pressure sensor	Run the cable through the truck fire wall in an existing...	rubber grommet into the cab	Back side of the MaxBrake controller, left, power plug, right, the pressure sensor cable plug, calibration button, right
Plug in the cables, attach bracket	Calibration button	Manual grab lever, remember where it's at	Easy to calibrate, now ready set, stop !!

The MaxBrake controller gives you a proportional trailer brake in relation to your tow vehicle. It achieves this by utilizing a pressure sensor mounted at the master cylinder that measures the output pressure of your tow vehicle. The pressure sensor utilized is compatible with all ABS systems used for any tow vehicle. It does not displace any brake fluid and it is the same sensor that many manufactures use in their Vehicle Dynamic Control systems for ABS. This measurement is turned into a signal and sent back to the actuating system on your trailer brakes. This is all accomplished using microprocessors; there are no pendulums or accelerometers in the MaxBrake. The MaxBrake controller easily attaches to the dash and is a truly intelligent computer brake controller.  Buy now

Why would you want a trailer brake controller that waited for the trucks reaction when MaxBrake engages with your truck brakes? I thought overload springs were for overloading. Every load of hay will weigh different. How close to your truck and trailer max weight rating are you and can you stop in an emergency? As roads get over crowded, farm machinery, stray cows and teenagers test your stopping power and reaction time.

MaxBrake is capable of applying full brake voltage to the trailer even when the gain is set to the lowest setting. The driver sets the gain to the most comfortable setting allowing you to adjust softness or firmness of the trailer brakes.  MaxBrake remembers the calibration settings for the pressure sensor based on how you "train" the pressure sensor to your brake pedal. MaxBrake eliminates the annoying frequent gain adjustments necessary between loaded and unloaded trailer conditions. Since a full trailer brake is always available at any gain setting, MaxBrake provides a safety factor most other electronic brake controller wish they had. MaxBrake provides the most proportional truck brake to trailer brake response available.

The MaxBrake is microprocessor controlled, it consistently matches tow vehicle and trailer braking requirements, reads the brake-line fluid pressure for the smoothest and best modulation. A manual override allows for finger application of the trailer brakes.

Heavy duty trucks like the Ford F650 and Freightliner M2 with air brakes can also use MaxBrake.  When you order, MaxBrake provides an air pressure sensor and an air tee instead of the hydraulic pressure sensor. MaxBrake website

MaxBrake™ Features:
• Compatible with any trailer system up to 4 axles
• Forward and reverse proportional braking
• No leveling
• Power saving mode
• Compatible with all electric/hydraulic trailers, look at your owners manuals for Ford, Dodge and GM with their integrated factory trailer brake controller. They will say "don't use with hydraulic trailer brakes.
• Calibrated to your brake pedal
• Free software upgrades (excluding shipping)
• Does not interfere with ABS brakes
• 5 year limited warranty
• Brake System Diagnostics: Dead Short Detection, High Current Detection, Total Amp Readout, Trailer Unplugged, Sensor Unplugged

Be Big on Safety with the Best Trailer Brake control System! If you're tired of constantly adjusting your trailer brake control from empty to loaded, different trailers, here is an automatic and self adjusting "system." It knows if you have electric or hydraulic brakes, loaded or empty trailer & detects & displays trailer brake system problems. MaxBrake trailer brake controller, talk about stopping power! The controller is programmable and upgradeable. Also the best hydraulic trailer brake controller. Big or small, MaxBrake will stop them all. Tell them MrTruck (below) sent you.

You've got to see it to believe it. Walk behind your trailer with the MaxBrake remote and test all your trailer lights by yourself ! Simply installation, took us 5 minutes. Check the brake lights, running lights, blinkers and hazards all by yourself. How else can you check all your lights by yourself? Every trailer you plug your truck to, can be tested by one person. Always wondered how folks tested brake lights by themselves. I can't run that fast. I guess you'd have to back up to a white wall or something. Every trailer dealer needs one, or for that matter anyone that tows without a co-pilot.

Just a "T" connection, box  and remote	Unplug the back of your trucks trailer socket connection	Plug the "T" connection to the socket and....	the truck's trailer wire harness
The box (brain) zip ties out of the way behind the bumper	Then just play with your remote and be safe. Check the brake lights, running....	lights, blinkers and hazards all by yourself. How else can you check all your lights by yourself?

MaxBrake website    Install review by H. Kent Sundling

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