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06-21-2018, 12:11 PM
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Junior Member
Jayco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Westerville, Ohio
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Toad Aux Braking System
Hi everyone;
In the market to purchase a auxiliary braking system for our Honda I am leaning toward the MSI by Demco Duo System that mounts under the hood.
Anyone have any pros and cons for this system.
Thanks
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06-21-2018, 12:37 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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I tow a Honda CRV and use the NSA ReadyBrute Elite towbars with built-in ReadyBrake. The ReadyBrake is the least expensive braking system out there. It is simple yet effective!
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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06-21-2018, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
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Toad Aux Braking System
Just had the demco stay and play installed. Have to say so far I love it.
Proportional so if I’m just easing on the brakes in the coach the Toad brakes don’t engage. If I brake harder they do.
One switch under the dash - turn on and go. When done turn off and go in the Toad.
Uses power brakes on our Toad so also had a charging line run to keep the battery charged. Ours stays off and just put 6 speed in neutral and emergency brake off.
The other thing our installer did was run the light for the Toad brakes engaged to the dash of the coach. Much easier to see than having to look at the one on the dash of the Toad in the rear view camera.
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06-21-2018, 01:32 PM
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Junior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2012
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also looking at the stay in play
where did you have your unit installed and what did the install cost? the light on the dash in the motorhome sounds like a real good item.
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06-21-2018, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 352
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Toad Aux Braking System
Had the install done locally at a smaller independent near us in Ohio.
Sine we didn’t have anything yet and a new Toad (2018 Hyundai Elantra sport) has to buy everything (towbar,baseplate,braking system,light hookup with diodes etc etc). Also includes three locking pins with matched keys so on longer trips we can lock all three. Shorter just using the one on the towbar side.
Adding up all the parts would have been around 4K to buy everything. I got it all in for about 5 so total install from my perspective was about a grand total for everything including road testing to verify the surge setting as well. Probably made more than that if he gets better discounts on the parts but did an excellent job overall.
Was scary taking a brand new car to have it torn apart to get setup.
Not sure if he custom did the wiring for the light in the dash but it is really nice having it right there. Easy to see when they engage.
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06-21-2018, 01:55 PM
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Junior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
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Thanks, we are looking for a good shop to have the system installed on our 2014 Honda crv which we will be towing behind a new Phoenix Cruiser. We pick up the MH in Elkhart. we lived most of our lives in various towns in Ohio.
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06-21-2018, 02:10 PM
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itcboyd73-
I installed a Stay-in-Play Duo in our Honda Fit in 2014, and it has worked well for about 15,000 miles of towing. The one problem so far was a failed breakaway switch about 1,700 miles ago, since replaced.
Here is a link to a Google search of iRV2 posts in this forum that contain the term "Duo." The results are the same as if you put the term "Duo" in the "powered by Google" search box at the top of this page.
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2008 Holiday Rambler Admiral 30PDD (Ford F-53 chassis)
2009 Honda Fit Sport
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06-21-2018, 02:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by j-mar
Thanks, we are looking for a good shop to have the system installed on our 2014 Honda crv which we will be towing behind a new Phoenix Cruiser. We pick up the MH in Elkhart. we lived most of our lives in various towns in Ohio.
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We are just outside Delaware. Shop is Sunbury address not too far from us.
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06-21-2018, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member
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Brake Buddy Stealth gas been good to us
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06-22-2018, 06:51 AM
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Junior Member
Jayco Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Westerville, Ohio
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MSI by Demco
Gumpster808;
We live in Westerville and are communicating with Wilson RV to provide and install our system. He has a great reputation for RV maintenance.
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06-22-2018, 06:55 AM
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Senior Member
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Perfect choice. He is the one that did ours. He is also the one that recommended installing the light for the Toad brakes engaged on the dash of the coach.
Did great work.
Even spent about 45 minutes talking me through his recommendations and why even before we scheduled anything.
Verbal quote was right on as well.
Good choice!
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06-22-2018, 07:05 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MSHappyCampers
I tow a Honda CRV and use the NSA ReadyBrute Elite towbars with built-in ReadyBrake. The ReadyBrake is the least expensive braking system out there. It is simple yet effective!
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I also have it and like it. Nothing to install or remove from the car each time you use it. No electronics to break, it's all mechanical and petty much bullet proof. I have a light on the dash that tells me when the tow bar is braking the car. It is proportional.
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Leesburg, FL '07 American Tradition 40Z Cummins 400 ISL
Towing a '14 Honda CRV Both sold
2021 Vanleigh Beacon 41LKB 5th wheel
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06-22-2018, 08:08 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
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I echo Tim's recommendation of the NSA system. We have used it on three different cars, and it works really well. It's simple and easy to hook up and needs no external power or connections.
Highly recommended.
Tom
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