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sigo'suite · 01-04-2008, 08:44 AM

FWIW:
I have been following this thread with interest and decided this morning to call a local dealer who does nothing but trailers of all kinds, primarily horse trailers and RV's.

They are a dealer for Kodiak brakes which are made here in Ft. Worth and also for the BrakeSmart brake controller.
They use only the Carlisle actuators on axles up to 10,000 # and Dexter on the heavier capacity axles only because of their larger hydraulic reservoir capacity.

According to them Carlisle has remedied the earlier problem which has been discussed here on earlier threads.

Another FWIW:
About a year ago I was contemplating switching to Kodiak brakes with this same dealer and out of curiosity I contacted the Kodiak people here locally and got a hold of a guy out in the shop. He told me that he would NOT recommend the ActiveBrake controller because there had been issues with it.

Agree with rdunk - I am a customer very satisfied with the BrakeSmart controller.

01-04-2008, 08:44 AM	#7
sigo'suite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 423	FWIW: I have been following this thread with interest and decided this morning to call a local dealer who does nothing but trailers of all kinds, primarily horse trailers and RV's. They are a dealer for Kodiak brakes which are made here in Ft. Worth and also for the BrakeSmart brake controller. They use only the Carlisle actuators on axles up to 10,000 # and Dexter on the heavier capacity axles only because of their larger hydraulic reservoir capacity. According to them Carlisle has remedied the earlier problem which has been discussed here on earlier threads. Another FWIW: About a year ago I was contemplating switching to Kodiak brakes with this same dealer and out of curiosity I contacted the Kodiak people here locally and got a hold of a guy out in the shop. He told me that he would NOT recommend the ActiveBrake controller because there had been issues with it. Agree with rdunk - I am a customer very satisfied with the BrakeSmart controller. __________________ Ron & Connie Texas Nomads ""Love your country - - Fear your government!!""