I just bought an F150 to tow behind our class C and I had an idea that someone was making a mechanical brake system. I'm just not a fan of the electrical stuff or the little smart box that pushes on the brake pedal. Thanks for the video and good job filming.
Great video. Liked the out of box thinking. Like you, was having trouble routing cable and finding a spot for that damn little red box. After watching your video, went and looked for a good spot outside of my TJ’s engine compartment. Ending up mounting on outside of drivers side frame rail. Easy cable run to front bumper and back to firewall. Sure, will probably be more exposed to elements but think this is going to work just fine. Thanks!
I decided to put my red block on top of my bumper as well. My directions did not specify a location and having the grease fitting and the cable release accessible were important in my mind. Buried up on the firewall or near it and I can just about gaurantee it would never see a single squirt of grease after it was installled.
I see the weak link tab has been addressed. The nylon jamb nut is also to prevent it from activating when you're driving and apply the brake. It would kind of suck to be driving, apply the brake and not have the pedal release.
I didn't say in the video but I chose not to use the red tab as the "weak link" due to the number of zip ties and routing of the cable. If unfortunately this system is ever used I want to be sure the cable is pulled tight enough to break the zip ties and pull it tight before something in the "cable chain" fails. I'm not concerned with the cable damaging underhood components as it's tightened I want to make sure my runaway Jeep doesn't kill somebody!
The red tab is designed to break after the cable pulls and locks the brake pedal. Without that tab in the pull chain, the motorhome pulling on the braked jeep will snap the cable. If the cable snaps at the motorhome end, no problem; but if the cable snaps at the brake pedal, the jeep is rolling again.
Although I enjoyed the theory discussion more than the series by that fella with the New England accent, @Doug Flaugh is right... The "shear tab" is the designed weak link in the system and really needs to be a part of the cable link to the motorhome. imagine if the cable weak point was at the brake peddle itself. after it fails, it continues to pull all the way through that cute little BS ratchet device...
Thank you for the detailed video. Great photography and audio. Does the bracket on the pedal ever get in the way? I have a manual TJ that is mostly used offroad with alot of stop/go etc..
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Thank you for making this. I found it very helpful for my installation. The only thing I would like to mention ,that i found questionable, is that my directions re: placement of location for "red box" says " location should be as close to the front of the towed vehicle as possible" Maybe mfg. instructions have been changed since your install?
I just bought an F150 to tow behind our class C and I had an idea that someone was making a mechanical brake system. I'm just not a fan of the electrical stuff or the little smart box that pushes on the brake pedal. Thanks for the video and good job filming.
Good luck!
Thank YOU. Installing mine and this was a BIG help.
Glad it helped
Great video. Liked the out of box thinking. Like you, was having trouble routing cable and finding a spot for that damn little red box. After watching your video, went and looked for a good spot outside of my TJ’s engine compartment. Ending up mounting on outside of drivers side frame rail. Easy cable run to front bumper and back to firewall. Sure, will probably be more exposed to elements but think this is going to work just fine. Thanks!
No problem... Just remember to hit that little red box with grease maybe once a year you should be good 👍
I decided to put my red block on top of my bumper as well. My directions did not specify a location and having the grease fitting and the cable release accessible were important in my mind. Buried up on the firewall or near it and I can just about gaurantee it would never see a single squirt of grease after it was installled.
That little red attachement got to be on the cable It is a safety of 300 pound brake away
Did you need to drill a second hole for breakaway cable near original hole I didn’t see that step. Great instructional video
You can if you want...I didn't because since the cable is only used in an emergency I just ran it through the hold for the winch.
I see the weak link tab has been addressed. The nylon jamb nut is also to prevent it from activating when you're driving and apply the brake. It would kind of suck to be driving, apply the brake and not have the pedal release.
I didn't say in the video but I chose not to use the red tab as the "weak link" due to the number of zip ties and routing of the cable. If unfortunately this system is ever used I want to be sure the cable is pulled tight enough to break the zip ties and pull it tight before something in the "cable chain" fails. I'm not concerned with the cable damaging underhood components as it's tightened I want to make sure my runaway Jeep doesn't kill somebody!
The red tab is designed to break after the cable pulls and locks the brake pedal. Without that tab in the pull chain, the motorhome pulling on the braked jeep will snap the cable. If the cable snaps at the motorhome end, no problem; but if the cable snaps at the brake pedal, the jeep is rolling again.
Although I enjoyed the theory discussion more than the series by that fella with the New England accent, @Doug Flaugh is right... The "shear tab" is the designed weak link in the system and really needs to be a part of the cable link to the motorhome. imagine if the cable weak point was at the brake peddle itself. after it fails, it continues to pull all the way through that cute little BS ratchet device...
@@YankeeinSC1 yes I started doing that after Doug's comment 👍
Wish i could find sombody like you to install mine in my wrangler here in akron ohio...
You ever get yours installed?
Thank you for the detailed video. Great photography and audio. Does the bracket on the pedal ever get in the way? I have a manual TJ that is mostly used offroad with alot of stop/go etc..
No I never even noticed it down there after the install...good luck!
Can you tell exactly which Bumper you have on the Jeep?
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@@BubbasWorkshop you aren’t towing off the D rings?
@@RichGiordano-q8h no...you should use whatever adapter your towbar needs (they need to be spaced the right amount apart for the towbar to work).
Thank you for making this. I found it very helpful for my installation. The only thing I would like to mention ,that i found questionable, is that my directions re: placement of location for "red box" says " location should be as close to the front of the towed vehicle as possible" Maybe mfg. instructions have been changed since your install?
BRUCE LAWING maybe or honestly I could have read it backwards! As you could see I really didn't have much to choose from.
Use a wrench less striping.
Too slow. Get to the point (s)