[AT] ag tractor braking retrofits

[Al Jones]

My '02 Silverado had disk brakes all the way around.

Al

On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 12:57 PM Phil Auten <pga2 at basicisp.net> wrote:

> 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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