Hi
I have a 06 E350 Super Duty that I need to tow a trailer with. I have a class 4 reciever hitch coming. Should be here tomorrow. I got a brake controller at Napa and installed it yesterday.
I can't figure out where to plug in the harness( or which harness to buy for the 7round/flat that is on my trailer. I have a bunch of hauling that I have to do. Should have already got it all moved.
I'm in rural eastern central Alaska. So All we have here in town is NAPA .
Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED !
Thank you
Glen.

 

etrailer.com has a pretty good tutorial vid to add in the harness and controller.

https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-...van-90885.aspx

 

I've watched a few of them. Not being a mechanic or having a volt meter that I know how to use. I was hoping for something that just plugs in

 

The reciever hitch got here yesterday. I installed it this morning. I didn't have a torque wrench so I double wrenched the nuts with a 7/8 open/box end hooked on the 3/4" open/box. I was pushing the van so I think they are tight enuf. I also Red loc tited them .
Then I had to get a new reciever stub because the one I had was only rated for 6,000 lbs

I used a Molly Hogan as my stub pin keeper.
It will baffle 95% of thrives and is stronger/tougher and impossible to easily come undone.
Now I just need to do the trailer lights wireing.stuff

 

So I had bought the 7 blade round with 4 flat. Connector in Anchorage and a friend brought it out. They also did the work of hooking up the system for me.

So this is how it looks now. I have hauled 2 loads of lumber so far with it .


Mostly all 16' plus trim rough cut lumber. Running around 6,000 lbs per load. Plus the weight of the tandem axle trailer. I haven't had it on the scales yet but it's probably around 8,000 lbs.
Thank you all for the advice. It really helped. The brake controller that I got from NAPA works good and the Curt 7 blade does also. I did need to supply about 40 ' of 12 ga. wire as we had to go to the battery for power for the trailer brakes.

 

We've had a bunch of rain here and I seem to have a short or exposed wire in the right turn signal and brake lights blade of the trailer plug. When I touch the brake pedal, it activates the trailer brakes . Not push on the brake pedal. Just touch it. And when I turn on the right turn signal , it activates the trailer brakes momentarily. While the turn signal is lit. So, I need to take it apart and see what is going on and fix it.

 

Nice update!
Glad your getting it all worked out.
You building something with all that board, or milling it?

 

I'm building my house. I logged and milled the logs this summer. And I need to get building very soon. I've been doing site prep. Winter is coming so I need to get framing floors and standing up walls.

Logging with a 4 wheeler is alot of work


Milling with my Mighty Mite bandsaw mill

 

I started a new job here so that takes up plenty of time.

 

Very cool.