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Old 03-06-2011, 12:41 AM   #1
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Brake Controlers

Well the last of the paper work is completed and our Escape 19 is completed and in storage until we can get out of the Yukon to pick it up.

It is still in the low 20s at night here though it warms up to minus 8 or 9 now in the day time, real nice weather.

My question is, what kind of brake controlers do you folks use?

i have a "Prodigy 2" in my truck, but was wondering what is the preferred one?
Just curious

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Old 03-06-2011, 07:55 AM   #2
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search the topic: Brake Controllers
There has been a pretty good amount of info on the forum. Summation, the Prodigy is a good one. Seems simple enough for even me to use it.
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Old 03-06-2011, 08:01 AM   #3
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Hi: Yukon Escape... We use the Husky Excursion Brake controller. When we're out on an excursion and my wife grabs the door handle...I apply the brakes Alf
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Old 03-06-2011, 12:16 PM   #4
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The Prodigy seems to be the favored controller by most fiberglass trailer owners.
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Old 03-06-2011, 02:19 PM   #5
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For us Prodigy = no problems.
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Old 03-07-2011, 05:21 AM   #6
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I purchased and installed the Prodigy 2 yesterday on the Frontier. Pretty much plug and play as I purchased the wire harness for the Nissan. 1 wire connector and 2 mounting screws. Works ok.
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Old 03-11-2011, 07:42 PM   #7
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Prodigy here, too. (We're the people you followed down Second Avenue).

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Old 03-11-2011, 11:23 PM   #8
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Perhaps we will meet on the island.
I have a 48 gallon slip tank in the back of my pick up for extended range.
I have an E-mail into the ferries to see if they will allow me onboard with that much gas in it.

It is installed, and secured in accordance with transport canada regulations, however!they may have their own ideas.

We have the tag for the trailer, now all we have do is get out and put it on then try the road
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:38 PM   #9
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Re: Brake Controlers

You Kon drop down into the U.S. at Sumas before picking up the trailer and top up that slip tank. About 95 cents a litre vs. $1.30 on the Canadian side of the border. That's assuming that the guys at the border don't lift an eyebrow when they see the tank.

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Old 03-12-2011, 11:00 AM   #10
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I stopped at the boader (Sumas) last week and asked about 5 gallon jerry cans.
I was told, they are not allowed.
I know that you can be taxed on even your tank of gas,
but general they turn a blind eye to this.
Costco at Sumas is 19 cents per litre less than Surrey area.
So on 100 litres (5 Jerry Cans) thats $19.00, plus the same for the truck?
Total about $38.00 savings.
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Old 03-12-2011, 11:31 AM   #11
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A few years ago some friends were crossing with their rig and they had a slip tank, the Canada side told them that for the fuel to be none taxable it had to be part of the fuel system of the vehicle. His was not so he went back to the States side, bought the supplies and tee'd a line from the fuel tank into the fuel line then crossed without any issue. Maybe you should check this out before going across for fuel.
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Old 03-13-2011, 12:18 AM   #12
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Here in the Yukon, to buy gas in Alaska, $3.50 @ gallon, you are OK if you are out of Canada a minimum of four days.

I made a trip to Fairbanks last year to visit freinds, and stayed a week.
I had a 100 gallon slip ank (Tidy Tank) in the back of the truck, before I came back to Whitehorse I filled the tank.

Just before the border, at Beaver Creek is another gas station I did not notice when we went into Alaska, who were selling gas for $3.00 @ gallon if you paid cash, so I topped up the truck.

When I got to customs they asked me two questions, Where do you live and how long have you been in Alaska.

I responded one week and was told have a safe drive home.

Later on I asked the head of customs here why I did not have to pay duty on the gas and was told because I was out of Canada more than four days, Had I been out less than four days the gas would have cost more than if I had purchased the gas in Whitehorse.

The tank was to large for my truck (Short Box) so I designed a tank and had it made by a pressure welder here.
We made a trade, he made me the tank I Designed and I gave him my Tidy Tank.

Fuel stops on the Alaska Highway can be few and far between in summer and in winter most of them shut down, so you have to be prepared for long hauls between fill ups.

You also have to be polite when you get gas and not complain about the cost, you will be told to go some where else if you do not like the cost, and there just isn't any where else.

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