5 Mar
2002
5 Mar
'02
9:06 a.m.
I drove coaches for 25 years, I'm well familiar with airbrakes. The
Penske hydrovac brakes definitely left a lot to be desired.
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Andreas Freiherr wrote:
"Merle K. Peirce" wrote:
...
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island
"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
- Ovid
little beat, but usually seems to run well.
Penske's truck was a Gas
GMC, and it had no air brakes. Try and get a diesel air braked job. The
gas trucks are very thirsty and they don't like to stop. Mileage is
Careful with air brakes: these tend to respond in a deferred manner, and
if you aren't used to this, you will push harder on the pedal, so when
the brakes engage, they will do better than you want them to.
The first time I had to drive a truck with air brakes (a truck large
enough so you aren't required to wear seat belts in Germany), I was
accompanied by two guys of about 250 pounds each. When I was struck by
the effect of deferred but amplified brakes, both of them were on their
way towards the windscreen: a great view from my seat, but their next
words weren't quite as great... ;-)
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Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com