From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 19:52:06 PST
I know Everette, I wrote an apology, did you see it? I got this same mail
yesterday and now it just came in again. Did you send it twice? My
computer is on its last leg, I keep losing folders in Outlook Express, I may
have to spring for a new one, then with my luck it'll be the ISP, who knows.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] CDL
> Sonny;
>
> If you will read my post I did not say the truck with full air brakes was
> a deuce, I did say it weighed in excess of 26.000, and I never saw a deuce
> that empty weighed that much. Truck in question is M123A1. The brakes on
> this truck are 100% air and on normal deuce brakes are air assist.
>
> And I would wager most every one has driven vehicle -at least for short
> distance- with hand brake set.
>
> I may be wrong but as I understand normal civilian trucks with air brakes,
> the air brake cylinder (or pot as they are called here) is constructed in
> such a manner as to apply the brakes in absence of air pressure in braking
> system.
>
> Any other discussion on this should take place off list.
>
> Everette
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Everette"
> <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] CDL
>
>
>> Everette,
>>
>> I will have to respectfully dissagree with two points in your post. When
>> all the air is gone in a deuce and a half you still have some brakes, not
>> much but some, plus you have a hand brake and a transmission to keep it
>> from rolling. Second point, I have a 1996 Freightliner full size sixty
>> series and mine rolled down the hill in front of my shop one day, with
>> the brakes set, so since that I have always chocked a wheel and put it in
>> gear when not level.
>>
>> Sonny
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 7:18 AM
>> Subject: [MV] CDL
>>
>>
>>>A few years back when I got my first MV that had gross weight in excess
>>>of 26,000 pounds, (some over 37,000) and a maxium GVWR of over 210,000
>>>pounds - (truck, trailer and load)... I will never even get close to
>>>this......
>
>
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