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Empty Trailer Panic Stop (45 MPH, Gain 9)

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What happens here

The driver repeats the 45 MPH panic stop with the empty trailer, but this time the brake controller's 'gain' setting is increased to 9 (maximum). Despite the higher gain, the Hydrastar system continues to prevent tire lock-up and flat-spotting, demonstrating its ability to intelligently manage brake pressure even with aggressive settings or when traditional controllers might cause skidding. The system automatically compensates for the lack of load and the increased gain to ensure optimal braking performance.

Goal: Demonstrate the Hydrastar system's intelligent compensation with an empty trailer and high brake gain.

Tools and materials

  • Brake Controller — Adjusting the braking force of the trailer, set to '9' for this test
  • Hydrastar Hydraulic ABS System Hydrastar — Operating the trailer brakes during the test
  • Pratt Dump Trailer — Subject of the braking test with no load

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>> And then we'll uh I'll turn around, get better speed, and then we'll um put the gain up to let's put it up to nine. And then then we'll give her another full hit stop. And then uh we'll do a 75 mph lane change panic stop. Oh crap, something's in the road type of a scenario. So let's do Okay, 45 gain at let's go. Okay, without changing anything, let's keep the camera rolling. Let's see if we flat spotted this empty trailer. Trailer is empty now. So we've taken the full load off. This is where we should see flat spots and we've got nothing. Okay, that's at 3 and 1/2. Let's go. So, hate to interrupt you, but can we film that going the other way so we don't have that vehicle uh in the background? >> Oh, you don't want to see your top secret vehicle? >> Yeah, we don't we don't want to film other our other projects. Dan's got top secret stuff going on. Okay, gain's up to nine at this point. All right, 45 full panic stop coming up. Gain nine. All right, let's see how that worked. When you look closely at the skid marks, you'll actually notice those are from the truck and not the trailer.

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