Saw an add in the New Trailer Magazine on a new type of brake controller called,TrueControl made by Hensley.Was wondering if anyone is using it or know someone why is using it.Thanks in advance.
Joe
My wife and I own a Hensley TruControl Trailer Braking System Controller. We have the second generation model that was released for sale in mid-October.
We tow a 18,500 pound Newmar Mountain Aire and have replaced the Tekonsha Prodigy we were using with a TruControl.
If you would like more technical information, I have a three page Features and Benefits Report that I'll be happy to mail you.
My wife and I own a Hensley TruControl Trailer Braking System Controller. We have the second generation model that was released for sale in mid-October.
We tow a 18,500 pound Newmar Mountain Aire and have replaced the Tekonsha Prodigy we were using with a TruControl.
If you would like more technical information, I have a three page Features and Benefits Report that I'll be happy to mail you.
We purchased a new fifth wheel with 12" X 4" brakes and anticipated better stopping efficiency. I had an old Tekonsha Voyager and thought the Prodigy would be better. When Installed on this heavy trailer, I could not seem to get it adjusted correctly. I either had too much brake or not enough. With the TruControl, the range of amperage needed is sensed by the accelrometer (gyro) so it can apply up to 24 amps. I'm told that the Pridigy can only put out 9 to 11 amps. So my impression is that the TruControl is much smoother and braking feels like the truck and the trailer are one unit. I don't have to change adjustment once the Trailer/Tow Vehicle Configuration was set. This month we completed a 2,026 mile trip from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Amarillo, TX, and then down to Corpus Christi. I never touched the brake controller. Stops were smooth and even.
Bob Strader
RV & Truck Conversion Consultants, LLC
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We purchased a new fifth wheel with 12" X 4" brakes and anticipated better stopping efficiency. I had an old Tekonsha Voyager and thought the Prodigy would be better. When Installed on this heavy trailer, I could not seem to get it adjusted correctly. I either had too much brake or not enough. With the TruControl, the range of amperage needed is sensed by the accelrometer (gyro) so it can apply up to 24 amps. I'm told that the Pridigy can only put out 9 to 11 amps. So my impression is that the TruControl is much smoother and braking feels like the truck and the trailer are one unit. I don't have to change adjustment once the Trailer/Tow Vehicle Configuration was set. This month we completed a 2,026 mile trip from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Amarillo, TX, and then down to Corpus Christi. I never touched the brake controller. Stops were smooth and even.
Bob Strader
RV & Truck Conversion Consultants, LLC
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Thanks for the info. I don't tow that often, but when I do I usually tow around 15K pounds of tractor and trailer. Fortunately it is all country driving so I don't have a lot of stop and go. I got the Prodigy at a pretty good price so I'm going to give it a try and see how it works out. I'll keep the TruControl in mind if I find similar issues.
Thanks.
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