Electric Brake Controllers - Hayman Reese vs Prodigy

Don't touch the HR. It is not a proportional setup. That is it does not react immediately and does not recognise the amount of de-acceleration that is occurring.

I had one to tow a 2.5 tonn horse float and I would say they are #$^@ useless in an emergency stop.

The Prodigy is the cream of the crop

Had a HR in my last vehicle - left it there because it was NBG. Stick with the Prodigy - it is the best of the bunch.

Bob

I would say the auto elec makes more profit from the Hayman Reece one and he is trying to sell it on a point.

We sell the Prodigy and 6 months ago we would make around $80.00 a unit now we are lucky to make $10.00...so thank you Ebay.


Regards Richard

2 against ,,,,3 x 100% for ,,fatherinlaw has used the hayman for over25yrs , brother inlaw has used the hayman for the last 20yrs , me ;Ive used the hayman for the last 2+yrs ,, no b/s pendulums ,angle of the dangle ect ect to worry about , all anyone needs is for the trailer /ct /cvan to brake at the SAME time and in the SAME proportion pressure as the tow vehicle , the Hayman does that with minimal effing around on setup and use. You can also just BRAKE the trailer if required by moving the slide if and when the tow vehicle loses brakes ,,,,

Noted that you say you CAN"T mount a prodigy - I would have thought Tekonsha would be aghast at that statement - with the development they have put into it, I'm sure it has a lot of mounting "latitude".....(don't have my docs with me at present) ....did you check the Prodigy specs yourself ?

find a place for the prodigy, you will be v disappointed with the HR after the prodigy

Philip

You did not name your vehicle. Why not? If you come back with the make and model someone will be able to advise how it can be fitted.

The only person supporting the Hayman Reese controller most probably has not had any experience with a controller employing a pendulum or he would not have made his statements.

PeterD

I originally had a Hayman Reese and had no end of trouble with it, Lurching and jerking. The best thing I did with it was get rid of it to some poor unsuspecting person on ebay.

I got a Tekonsha Prodigy and the improvement outstanding, Much easier to set up than the other and once it's set up you don't have to touch it again.

I put it in the Ashtray socket in my 100 series Cruiser, Fits perfect.

I think your Auto sparky is having a lend of you when he says the Prodigy can't be mounted at the correct angle as they can be mounted at an angle of up to 70 degrees

Regards
John

I made a bracket out of 10mm x 3mm steel (aluminium would have been just as good but I had the steel handy) to fit an awkward spot in the Pajero to mount the Prodigy. It would have still been under the 70 degrees recommended even with the supplied bracket but is easier to manually control when in the one I made and I don't bump my knee.

Make the bracket yourself and get the auto elec to wire it up if he doesn't want to muck around.

To correct one of the earlier posts - the Prodigy is solid state and uses an accelerometer. No pendulum so no moving parts. It has the significant advantage for off road in that it works just as well in reverse. Much safer to back a braked trailer down a slippery slope I reckon.

Adrian

Thanks fellow campers for your advice, much appreciated. Several replies asked why I could not mount the Prodigy somewhere at the required angle. My replacement vehicle is a Land Cruiser 200 Series which has knee air bags..... The only place to mount the controller is on the cover for the bags....If the bags blow, they will propel the device into (a) your knees or (b) your nuts. Ahhhhh (time out to reflect on the implications). All things considered, I'll stick with the Prodigy and the nut-busting mount.

Phillip

http://www.bushtrackerownersforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=552

The link above to another forum shows a prodigy installed in a 200 series in the cardholder socket.

Alan