From: w7ls (w7ls@blarg.net)
Date: Tue Sep 21 2004 - 11:42:15 PDT
There is another aftermarket solution I just heard about. It's called a spindle brake. The monster truck people use them with the surplus military axles they buy. They are basically a disk brake that mounts on the front and rear driveline spindles that are hanging off the front of the front axle and the rear of the rear axle. Supposedly they work very well. One guy said that Boyce equipment sells them, but I see no mention of it on their site. Anybody know where to find those things? Seems like a good emergency brake system for these old trucks that only have a single hydraulic system. One leak and you're hosed. Jim
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 11:22am Ron <rojoha@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Hi Kurt...
> From the 209-10 it says :
> "m. Brake System. When the operator steps on service brake pedal, brake
> system functions to slow down or stop truck. A handbrake, when set to up
> position by the operator, is used for parking the vehicle."
>
> It doesn't say anything about it being an emergency brake. It is a Parking
> Brake.
>
> Regards, Ronzo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Krogerma@aol.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 21 September, 2004 12:39
> Subject: [MV] m35a2 emergency brake problem
>
>
> > Hi, group:
> >
> > Here`s another question about my 1972 AM-General m35a2.
> >
> > The parking/emergency brake operation has never seemed quite right to me.
> > The linings are quite thick (truck has low miles since depot rebuild) and
> > I`ve adjusted them a couple of times to make sure that is not the problem.
> > I"ve got them tight enough so I have to back off the asjustment knob on
> > the brake lever a couple turns in order to apply it and get it to lock.
> >
> > The problem is that this emergency brake lever just seems a bit too flimsy
> > for this truck. I can`t seem to apply enough pressure with it to use it as
> > an effective emergency brake. Even when I have the thing asjusted so I can
> > barely lock the thing on, it doesn`t seem to have an adequate braking
> > effect.
> >
> > The linings don`t seem to be oil-soaked or anything like that.
> >
> > I`m just wondering whether this is one of those few things on these
> > otherwise wonderful machines that was underdesigned? Or maybe emergency
> > stopping was not a high priority in the design?
> >
> > Is there a handle anybody knows of that could replace this one? Maybe the
> > military used different styles at different times?
> >
> > The one that is on there is exactly the same one that`s on my skid-steer.
> > It seems just right for the skid-steer, but too flimsy for the truck.
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Kurt Matis
> > Troy, NY
> >
> >
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