I have a 39 Ft motorhome that generally weighs in between 28,000 and 29,000 pounds and occasionally pull Fun Bus behind it. A Cat C7 makes it go and an exhaust brake helps it slow down. Even moderately aggressive stops can make the brakes smoke. When I took the road test for it in additional to demonstrating use and testing of the air brakes I also had to demonstrate the exhaust brake. You just can’t rely on friction alone to control sped down long hills. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Loren Busch [mailto:starwagen@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 11:54 AM To: Dennis Haynes Cc: Vanagon Subject: Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping Did you cheat and use Wiki Dennis? if so, no points for you! On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > A brand name reference. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobs_Vehicle_Systems > > Dennis > |
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