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so i'm going to be towing a 1936 ford model 68 behind my truck, about 1000km (650miles) i have the stock class v hitch, and the stock 4 pin wiring, i'm 99% sure i'm going to have to wire up brakes, depending on what trailer i manage to get...
the uhaul one i am looking at, has surge brakes, which means i can't run a weight distributing hitch, which means i am limited to 3500lbs, which is less than what i expect the car and trailer to weigh, (it will still be under 5800lbs, which the truck is rated at) the hitch is classed at 6000 weight distributing, and 3500 weight carrying... if i go with electronic brakes, i can run the weight distributing hitch, but will need to wire a controller...
ANYWAYS, how hard is a brake controller to wire? i'm thinking that with a 14 hour trip, (what we figure it will take, with the load) the battery won't last on it's own, and i will need to hook up a charging system... so is it more than a few wires to the back for charging, and 1 wire for brake control?
the uhaul one i am looking at, has surge brakes, which means i can't run a weight distributing hitch, which means i am limited to 3500lbs, which is less than what i expect the car and trailer to weigh, (it will still be under 5800lbs, which the truck is rated at) the hitch is classed at 6000 weight distributing, and 3500 weight carrying... if i go with electronic brakes, i can run the weight distributing hitch, but will need to wire a controller...
ANYWAYS, how hard is a brake controller to wire? i'm thinking that with a 14 hour trip, (what we figure it will take, with the load) the battery won't last on it's own, and i will need to hook up a charging system... so is it more than a few wires to the back for charging, and 1 wire for brake control?