Tag: Brakes
Change your brake fluid for reliability and long system life
By Greg Illes
Absolutely everybody changes their engine oil and transmission fluid (or has it done). Some folks remember to change differential gear oil. But...
Zoning in your brake controller for optimum trailer braking
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Question: “I have a question about brake controllers and travel trailers. How do you adjust them? How do you...
RV Doctor: Trailer breakaway switch and inverter questions
Dear Gary,
I have several questions about the breakaway switch on a travel trailer. First, thank you so much for all of your time at...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter Issue 1214
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros,...
Montana fifth wheels recalled: disc brakes could fail
Keystone RV Company is recalling certain 2019 Keystone Montana fifth wheel trailers with the Legacy package. The fasteners that secure the disc brake assembly...
RV Daily Tips Newsletter 1007
Issue 1007 • November 26, 2018
This newsletter is brought to you Monday through Thursday by RVtravel.com and is funded primarily through voluntary subscription contributions...
Tekonsha braking system provides stopping power
An electric trailer brake controller is a device that installs in the cab of your tow vehicle and activates your trailer's electric or electric-over-hydraulic...
Brake Buddy introduces new lightweight portable brake system
Since its inception in 1996, one of the more popular lines of supplemental brake systems for vehicles being towed behind motorhomes is the Brake...
Are air brakes for you?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you hear the word "Westinghouse," your mind probably jumps to kitchen appliances, and you'd be right. But George...
All your trailer brakes should lock up at the same point
By Chris Dougherty
Chris Dougherty is a certified RV technician. Here is a letter he received from a reader while he was serving as RVtravel.com's...
Electric brakes — Unintended breakaway switch activation
Dear Gary,
After we set up our 5th wheel at the RV park, the breakaway switch cable got snagged in the truck box and...
Adjusting trailer brake controllers
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
A regular reader sent in this question: "I have a question about brake controllers and travel trailers. How do...
