Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
RV Trip Planning Discussions

Go Back   iRV2 Forums > MOTORHOME FORUMS > Toads and Motorhome Related Towing
Click Here to Login
Join iRV2 Today

Mission Statement: Supporting thoughtful exchange of knowledge, values and experience among RV enthusiasts.
Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on iRV2
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 12-25-2015, 09:37 AM   #1
Junior Member
 
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 7
Metal Brake Buddy

I have a new to me metal Brake Buddy and I don't have an instruction manual for it. The toad (came with the BB) has an emergency switch in the grill which the previous owners instructed me to use. But the problem is I can't figure out where the attachment to the BB is for the emergency wire. How does the BB know there's an emergency? Are there any online manuals? I've tried the Brake Buddy website and there's no mention of this older unit.
Thank you everyone for all you assistance.
Scott
sdorn is offline   Reply With Quote
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!

Old 12-25-2015, 10:13 AM   #2
Senior Member
 
wa8yxm's Avatar
 
Damon Owners Club
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,024
The emergency switch should haVe a plastic insert with a ring.. Your break-a-way cable goes one end to the ring (I suggest a clip here) and the other end to a part of your motor home NOT part of the hitch.. Suggestion is to run it through one of the safety cable attachment points and then on to the frame of the MH or some other part NOT part of the hitch.

Finally, Google: Brake Buddy (The model number) Manual
REplacing the portion in prens (and the prens) with the model number

Save resulting PDF to your hard drive.
__________________
Home is where I park it!
wa8yxm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2015, 11:06 AM   #3
Junior Member
 
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 7
Thank you, I'm already set up with the switch and cable by the front bumper. It's the interior wire part that I'm questioning. There literally is no model number on the Tan Metal Brake Buddy to reference, hence my problem finding a manual. I saw somebody selling the same unit on ebay and the manual was included so I know it's out there, somewhere.
sdorn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-25-2015, 11:30 AM   #4
Senior Member
 
Hit_the_Rhod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Posts: 4,215
Two wires come out of the back of the breakaway switch. They should be routed into the cabin of the toad and terminate with two banana plugs (the old style 1 wire plugs that speakers used to use). The BB had four plugs in it. Two (one red, and one black or possibly white will take the two plugs from the breakaway. The other two are to light up a bulb in the cab of the towing vehicle to tell you when the BB is activating. The other plugs are for a wireless transmitter that also indicates to a receiver plugged into an outlet in the tow vehicle that the BB is activating. They are junk and break almost immediately.
__________________
Scot & Laura Kellersberger, U.S. Army (ret)
Newmar 4 wheel drive Dutch Star 3891, SOLD
Now RV'ing on the water in a Trawler!
Hit_the_Rhod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-26-2015, 07:34 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
wa8yxm's Avatar
 
Damon Owners Club
Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,024
I should add that the two wires can be plugged into the matching jacks two ways, The Right way and the other Right way (it does not matter)

IF there is an identical one on E-Bay.. Can you snag the model number from the for sale and look for that manual?
.
__________________
Home is where I park it!
wa8yxm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-27-2015, 06:07 AM   #6
Senior Member
 
Hit_the_Rhod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Port Orchard, WA
Posts: 4,215
If you aren't able to find a manual, let me know, and I can probably find, scan and send you mine. Do you have a pic of your unit?
__________________
Scot & Laura Kellersberger, U.S. Army (ret)
Newmar 4 wheel drive Dutch Star 3891, SOLD
Now RV'ing on the water in a Trawler!
Hit_the_Rhod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-28-2015, 05:56 AM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Apollo Beach & Key West , FL
Posts: 3,809
I have the tan metal one also-- but the manual is in the coach which is in storage. I suggest you just download the manual for the classic, which is listed online at several sites. The operation and controls are the same as the older one, just the packaging (e.g. the housing) has changed.
__________________
2013 DS 4338
2015 F-150 toad with kayaks,bicycles and a Harley in the back
PanJH is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-06-2021, 09:13 PM   #8
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7
I too have an older brake buddy in a metal box that I received. Unfortunately no manual.. It has five plugs, I'm assuming the red and black ones at the top of the unit are for the break away, and the wireless transmitter I have has a banana plug and a DC style male plug. Problem is there is a single banana plug and two DC style female plugs on either side of the banana plug! I don't know which DC hole to plug the transmitter into, and I don't know what the other plug would be used for. Any suggestions? Would love to see the manual for it as well. Unit seems to operate just fine, but I can't get the transmitter/receiver unit to function.

Thanks for the help!
analog999 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-07-2021, 05:08 AM   #9
Senior Member
 
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
Posts: 980
Attached a manual & pic for my BB Classic. If yours is different, you can contact BB and they'll send you a manual.

They responded very quickly to my request: https://www.brakebuddy.com/#contact

On mine the unit kept jumping up/down when doing the setup and brake test as the piston pulls back in from the brake pedal so quickly. So I put couple bungee cords from the handle to the seat frame.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	20201001_174305.jpg
Views:	40
Size:	183.2 KB
ID:	335058  
Attached Files
File Type: pdf Brake Buddy Classic Manual - 2004.pdf (277.8 KB, 16 views)
__________________
2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial 40PKD, Cummins ISL 400
2019 Buick Envision AWD
Lowflyer1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
brake



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Brake Buddy Vantage Select remote? Robby W. Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 3 01-31-2015 06:41 PM
Brake Buddy after sale service! laurier iRV2.com General Discussion 0 12-01-2014 10:54 AM
Brake buddy settings n5pht Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 6 07-07-2014 08:56 PM
Jeep and Brake Buddy Dave1956 Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 4 06-09-2014 12:57 PM
Brake buddy smoked rream Toads and Motorhome Related Towing 5 05-08-2014 03:29 PM

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:26 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.