We tow a 2000 Ford Explorer 4 wheels down behind our 38 foot gas motor home.  We had the Neutral Tow Package installed on the Explorer, works fine.

The problem is I want to install a suplimental breaking system in the Explorer.  Most sytems push on the break pedal on the toad to perform the breaking function. 

In the Explorer, if the brake pedal is depressed, that turns off the Neutral Tow.

I have tried in many other forums to find some one else who tows an Explorer with a suplimental breaking system and have found no one to respond.

SO, am I the only one on this planet what tows an Explorer?

Does any one know some one who tows an Explorer who has a sublimental breaking system?

Can anyone explain to me how to install a suplimental breaking system on a Ford Explorer that does not shut down the neutral tow?

Thanks.

Dick

This is what I had installed on my Jeep. Perhaps something like this would work for you. http://www.m-gengineering.com/BrakeSystem.html

Ok Dan,

Thanks for the reply.  I have sent them a message to see what they may be able to do for me.

However, as it still stands, I AM THE ONLY ONE....

Dick

There are supplemental braking systems that work directly on the master cylinder or other internals of the tow vehicle, of which the most common two are the
M & G Enginerring Car Brake and the US Gear Unified Tow Brake. Do they work with a 2000 Explorer? I do not know.

I just last year traded in my Ford Explorer Sport trac.  (Same drive train as the Explorer).  I used the M&G system for 2 years with no problems at all.  It is a little bit expensive to install, some where around $1500.00.  Ours uses an air line feed from the rear brakes on the coach.  I would recommend contacting the company to see whether they have a unit that would work on a motorcoaach without air brakes.

I now use the same system on our Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.  We had the system removed formt he Sportrac and reinstalled on the Jeep.  All parts worked accept for the actuator which the company swapped out for me at a nomimal fee.


-- Edited by ahoweth at 08:00, 2009-03-04