From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 04:03:34 PDT
Be careful with pinion, hand and engine brakes they are "driveline" brakes
and work via the differential.
If the traction is questionable then you may lose control of the vehicle.
Think about it. On a side slope the upper wheels will brake and it would not
slow the vehicle unless you have locking diffs.
That's why the driveline brake is not well suited as a parking brake either.
I have driven my deuce for thousands of miles on the highway and found
acceleration, speed and braking satisfactory with gross vehicle weights
close to 26,000 lb.
My biggest concern has been the wet pavement traction of the NDCC's and I'll
be checking out some Goodyear Unisteels soon, I hope.
I did get a siping/grooving tool, but haven't had the nerve to cut my NDCC's
yet.
Have a great day!
Bjorn
MVPA19212
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
>From: Marc Strangfeld <mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M35 series brakes-pinion brake
>Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:13:01 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This is the first time I've heard of the pinion brake
>setup. It's genius! I'll have to put one after I
>finish my other projects.
>
>
>Marc
>
>
>--- m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > Many enthusiasts of the M35 find that the initial
> > joyful ownership reaction
> > eventually fades into a more sober realization of
> > the truck's true
> > personality.
> >
> > The M35 class (actually, the M44 class) has lots to
> > be desired. It steers
> > like a brick, and accelerates like one, too. Once it
> > gets up to speed, which
> > is a velocity not too impressive, it takes quite a
> > bit of stomping and
> > cursing to stop it.
> >
> > At my little company, we sell after-market widgets
> > to make ownership a bit
> > easier to rationalize.
> >
> > We sell power steering to make it turn, and lockout
> > hubs to make it go
> > faster. Now we sell a pretty nifty disc-brake
> > accessory to make it stop
> > better.
> >
> > The pinion brake can be added to any or all of the
> > three axles, depending
> > upon how quickly the driver needs to stop.
> >
> > We recommend that at least one be added to the
> > rear-rear axle. The cost is
> > around $400, and installation takes under an hour.
> > It will make the truck
> > stop, period.
> >
> > See www.imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/m35a4 and
> > click around until you see
> > the rear pinion brake picture.
> >
> > A P Bloom
> > www.M35products.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Zehr" <jimm1009@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:25 PM
> > Subject: [MV] M35 series brakes
> >
> >
> > > This weekend there was a show on that showed Disc
> > > Brake kits for the Rockwell axles used under the
> > M35
> > > series trucks. The brake kit manufacturer is
> > > Differential Engineering.
> > > The axles being modified were not use on a Deuce
> > but
> > > never the less it seems like a good thing if the
> > rest
> > > of the sstem could be worked out.
> > > How do stock M35 "true-military" brakes work when
> > all
> > > components are in optimum condition?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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