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09-27-2016, 03:59 PM
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2001 Safari 25 SS Houston
2001 25' Safari
Tomball
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 41
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2001 25 ft safari
Just bought a 2001 25 ft safari. Towing with a 1500 Chevy with 6.0 liter engine and tow package. Do I need an electric brake controller?
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09-27-2016, 04:10 PM
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Rivet Master
2016 25' Flying Cloud
Venice
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,024
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Yes,yes,yes!
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Joe
Venice, FL
2016 FC 25RTB
TAC FL-47
2018 Nissan Titan XD Cummins Diesel
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09-27-2016, 05:44 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1991 25' Excella
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 78
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I say YES you do
I just got a Prodigy P3, love it
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09-27-2016, 06:57 PM
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Rivet Master
1988 25' Excella
1987 32' Excella
Knoxville
, Tennessee
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 5,095
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Unless it is a fairly new truck with a brake controller built into the truck you need a brake controller.
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09-27-2016, 06:58 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 23' Safari
Camas
, Washington
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 258
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yes!
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09-27-2016, 08:23 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,493
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Yes you need a controller!
It is a law in most states that any trailer that weighs over 3000 lbs must have brakes.
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Alan
2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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09-28-2016, 11:39 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 12,111
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I have never seen a Chevy 1500 with a 6.0, but the aluminum block 6.2 is an optional engine.
Yes, if the truck does not have an integrated trailer brake controller you need one.
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09-28-2016, 11:48 AM
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2001 Safari 25 SS Houston
2001 25' Safari
Tomball
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 41
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Yes a 6.2. I'm not too well versed in auto lingo my husband usually handles that end and i stick to the decorating but I am somewhat obssessed with all things AS !
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2001 Safari 25
Tomball,Texas
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09-28-2016, 12:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1986 25' Sovereign
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 282
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Agree with others. Unless built in, you need one.
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09-28-2016, 12:48 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1991 25' Excella
Sioux Falls
, South Dakota
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 78
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Does your 1500 have factory tow package? Normally that would include a transmission oil cooler, as well as a under dash plug/port for a brake controller. Towing a trailer as heavy as your AS will add heat to transmission oil. As heat is a major killer of automatic transmissions, a transmission oil cooler is highly recommended.
Never mind I just re read OP first post. They have the tow package. My bad
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09-28-2016, 01:03 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2001 25' Safari
Ridgefield
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 321
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I have the same AS, 2001 Safari 25'. Yes you absolutely need an electric brake controller. My first two TVs didn't have a factory installed controller, but both had tow packages and were prewired for an aftermarket unit which I had installed. My current TV (Ford F150 with 5.0 and tow package) has a factory installed controller. Towing without one would be terrifying and I probably wouldn't be alive today.
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09-28-2016, 01:34 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Taos
, New Mexico
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 566
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Yes - my input is you do need one. It is the only way the brakes on your trailer can be activated
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09-29-2016, 09:55 AM
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2001 Safari 25 SS Houston
2001 25' Safari
Tomball
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 41
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Thanks everybody. Having one installed next week. Going with the Prodigy P3.
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2001 Safari 25
Tomball,Texas
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09-30-2016, 07:32 PM
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:SPACE A" S/O 11 Air19745
2006 34' Classic S/O
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,766
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Airstream sells DirectLink at their service center. I've used mine for 3 years. It is really smooth system for either drum or electric over hydraulic brakes. Call the service center and ask Carly or Shelly about them. guskmg
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07-02-2017, 05:52 PM
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Rivet Master
2002 30' Classic S/O
Fleming Island
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 4,667
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I used a Prodigy P3 with a 2001 Safari 25 and an F-150. It worked very well. I felt like the truck/trailer combination stopped almost as well as the truck alone. Follow the P3 instructions for setting it up. I think I used boost level B2 on the highway and B1 or B0 around town.
Al
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2002 Classic 30 Slideout -S/OS #004
2013 Dodge 2500 Laramie 4x4 Megacab Cummins
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