From: R. A. Moir aka RAM (cyclopsram@starband.net)
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 06:05:06 PDT
Joe, and others, go look in the 5 ton wrecker aka Recovery Truck and you
will see the military version of the Mico brake lock... it is a
pushbutton.... you jam on brakes and push the button and they stay on...
in order to release, you over press the brakes again at a higher pressure
than the initial one and they release...and repeating an earlier caution...
not for prolonged parking...you can blow a whl cyl or the master or stick
the shoes to a drum... My M543A2 has one which works fine...original
equipment... RAM
----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTAM35" <gotam35@sc.rr.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 08:41
Subject: Re: [MV] Mico locked??
>
> I once borrowed a fork lift that the owner said the brakes didn't work on.
> I didn't like this since brakes are good for stopping so I tried them
> anyway. They didn't move much and were very hard. I noticed it had the
> Mico lock on the panel and I moved it. Brakes worked fine. When I
returned
> it a few minuets later I was sure to tell the dude and he said "what
lever".
> Some people shouldn't own heavy equipment.
>
> I am now thinking of getting one of these for my deuce. I would like
> something to brake at the wheels when I am winching and would like to have
> my feet free. I wonder if they still make them? I haven't seen one in a
> truck any newer than our 72' boom truck we used to have at work.
>
> Joe Trapp
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Everette" <194cbteng@pchnet.com>
>
> These are on lots of tow trucks to give all wheel
> > brakes for winching.
> >
>
>
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