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Phil and Ronda

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About Phil and Ronda

  • Birthday 23/11/1950

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  • Ownership status
    ATV
  • Gender
    Male
  • Current Location
    Rockhampton, Queensland
  • Interests
    Caravanning, Fishing & Camping, Kayaking, Bush Camping

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  1. Hi, A bit late reading this, as we have just returned from a trip up north. We towed our 17ft Kedron into Eddie's Place on 29 August 2011 and stayed for 10 days, and there were graders working on the road then fairly close to Hopevale. We had no problems at all with the road conditions and testament to this, a tiny Jayco followed us in and stayed at Eddies also. We had no problems with Eddie personally, although some people we met later, who had driven up from Cooktown for a "look-see", got the same reception as you did. I know it is no excuse for abrupt behaviour, but during our stay, Eddie did have to travel to Weipa for a cataract operation on his eyes (a pretty long trip in a bus when you are 85ish years old). We had left before he returned, so do not know how he faired. Back to road conditions - we had not problems going in or out, van handled it well. Cheers, Phil
  2. Thanks Sid for all of your helpful information. I am going through the points that you have made and trying each of them. I don't think it is my wiring, because my previous brake controller was a Tekonsha Voyager and the brakes worked fine then. Although I did take your advice and cleaned the trailer and car plugand socket. After doing this clean-up and then after I connected the van to the cruiser, I did notice a drop to 11 volts in voltage readout to the controller. I then gave the plug a "wriggle" and I got my 13 volts back. I did the initial installation of the the "Voyager" brake controller and the wiring I used then, was heavier than what was recommended. I know it is not a weight problem, because I am doing all of my testing without the van being loaded, so there is only the basic van weight of just over 2 tonnes, and the brakes are the original Kedron ATV brakes (which I believe are 12 inch drums). I have a mate (who also has a Kedron ATV) bringing his cruiser around this afternoon to give it a try on my van. He has a Tekonsha Voyager controller. I thought this may help me isolate the problem to either the van or the vehicle and then I could proceed from there. Thanks again for your advice, I will let you know how I get on. Phil.
  3. I have just installed a new Prodigy Brake Controller. Previously, I had a Voyager Tekonsha Brake Controller. Since installing the new Prodigy, I have been trying to adjust the brake power to the caravan. I have followed the instructions, however, I cannot get the trailer wheels to lock. That is, I have gone to maximum power (13) and the boost to b.3. I have tried all of the boost settings from .c to b.3 and although the brakes get more agressive, they will not lock up for me as the instructions indicate they should. If anyone has experienced similar problems, I would appreciate any information that may assist me. My rig is a Toyota Landcuiser 100 series TD auto, towing a 15'6" (internal) ATV single axle. Thanks Phil & Ronda
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