[AT] ag tractor braking retrofits

[Phil Auten]

James,

I drive a 2009 F150 and it has 4 wheel disc brakes. I believe those 
became standard sometime in the late 90's or early 2000's.

Phil in TX


On 12/30/2019 7:18 AM, James Peck wrote:
>
> I was not aware a standard exists requiring semi tractors to stop from 
> 60 MPH in 250 feet and that some fleets are pushing to stop in 225 
> feet. In the case of European ag tractors that haul trailers on the 
> highway at higher speeds I am guessing that all wheel braking will be 
> the new norm.
>
> https://www.ccjdigital.com/air-disc-brakes-likely-to-become-most-popular-option-but-drums-will-not-go-away/
>
> I see rear disc brake conversion kits for collector automobiles like 
> Jeep Cherokees and Ford Mustangs. I was looking at new F150s recently. 
> Even the optionless F150 models having manual door locks and vinyl 
> seat covers have rear disk brakes.
>
> The Shelby Ford win at LeMans involved building an entire 
> spindle-hub-rotor-caliper-pad-cylinder assembly that could be changed 
> out in a short time. I do not know how they handled the brake bleeding 
> issue unless they used quick disconnect fittings on the brake lines.
>
> As a kid, I used to go to Burton Ohio and ride on a traction engine 
> pulled wagon. The ride was not totally silent. Sone years ago a 
> traction engine boiler exploded at the Medina County fair, a couple of 
> counties west of there. That event has had a lot of repercussions for 
> the showing of traction engines.
>
>
>
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