Prodigy or Brakesmart better with exhaust brake??

Prodigy or Brakesmart better with exhaust brake??

08-30-2007, 04:07 AM

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Prodigy or Brakesmart better with exhaust brake??

Hello all; I drive a 2005 2500 CTD with G56. I custom mill and deliver lumber for a living, which means I often tow up to 10k on a 2 axle flat bed with electric brakes. I am going to be installing an exhaust brake soon (BD or PXRB) , but want to also have a trailer brake controller. I need to know whether a proportional/inertial controller like the Prodigy or the Brakesmart hydraulic controller will work better with an exhaust brake. It seems to me that an inertial controller will activate the trailer brakes automatically if the exhaust brake is slowing the truck, while the Brakesmart won't come on until I actually hit the brake pedal. If I am right, which do you guys think will result in smoother, controlled braking. Opinions from anyone are more then welcome, but obviously it would be great to hear of the experiences from someone who is running both a trailer brake controller AND an exhaust brake. TIA.

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