ReadyBrake™ Towed Vehicle Supplemental Brake System (2" Receiver Style)
SKU:
RB-4000 857768004005
$550.00
$550.00
per item
Our Ready Brake is the most simple and effective auxiliary braking system on the market today. This tried-and-true system is compatible with any hitch mounted tow bar and virtually any tow vehicle. The ready brake is a hitch mounted surge brake that provides instant and fully proportional braking to your toad vehicle. The Ready Brake does not rely on electronic components that can fail. This is a purely mechanical solution that delivers proportional braking your toad vehicle. The Ready Brake also includes a dash light which turns on when the brakes on the toad are applied. The Ready Brake will help you avoid the high cost and complications associated with other “brake in a box” and “progressive braking” systems. Once installed, attaching and detaching the system is very fast and simple. Please contact us if you have any questions about the Ready Brake.
Each system comes complete with:
Highly Recommended add-on product: Our Ready Stop breakaway protection– This will stop the toad in a breakaway event and is needed to tow legally in many States and Canada.
Vehicle note: For the Ford C-Max hybrid Energi you must pull fuse #9 to disconnect the vacuum pump. In testing, this fixes this car's problem and makes it towable with the Ready Brake.
A supplemental tow brake and break away device is required by law in many States and Provinces when towing a vehicle 4 wheels down.
This Ready Brake will fit on any tow bar with a 2 inch receiver, if you have a ball style tow bar you'll need our ball style ready brake.
Each system comes complete with:
- The ReadyBrake for a 2" Receiver hitch
- Adjustable sling cable
- Internal cable w/conduit and conduit floor mount
- Brake pedal brackets
- Easy to read instructions
- DL-300 Tow Brake Dash Monitor System
- Made in the U.S.A. with a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Highly Recommended add-on product: Our Ready Stop breakaway protection– This will stop the toad in a breakaway event and is needed to tow legally in many States and Canada.
Vehicle note: For the Ford C-Max hybrid Energi you must pull fuse #9 to disconnect the vacuum pump. In testing, this fixes this car's problem and makes it towable with the Ready Brake.
A supplemental tow brake and break away device is required by law in many States and Provinces when towing a vehicle 4 wheels down.
This Ready Brake will fit on any tow bar with a 2 inch receiver, if you have a ball style tow bar you'll need our ball style ready brake.
How Does The Ready Brake Work?
When you brake while towing a vehicle behind an RV, stopping distance is increased due to the weight of the vehicle and it's momentum pushing against the RV. The ReadyBrake uses this energy to compress a shock and spring inside it which allows an actuator arm to smoothly move forward, pulling down your towed vehicle brake pedal with an attached cable. It takes a few hundred pounds of pressure to activate the ReadyBrake, so the towed vehicle will follow the RV down a steep mountain grade only applying brakes when you do. After initial install, only an adjustable sling cable is used to connect or disconnect the ReadyBrake. We recommend leaving about 2 inches of slack in the adjustable sling cable to keep the brake from activating while going over dips like at a gas station. When the RV comes to a complete stop the ReadyBrake actuator arm stays in the forward position continuing to hold the towed vehicle brake pedal down until the RV moves forward a couple of inches to disengage it. Use of the ReadyBrake can proportionally decrease stopping distance by upwards of 30%.
