Supplemental Brake Systems - update 8/7/06
Updates: 1/1/06: Roadmaster has stopped making BrakePro and replaced it with a revised system that it calls Even Brake. A DRAFT review of the Even Brake System has been added. Like the other rev...
Forum Discussion
Tom,
Thank you very much for the effort you have put into the Supplemental Brake System postings. I wonder if you can help with this question: Do any of the systems activate WITHOUT the coach wheel brake system being used? I'm am thinking of all the controlled slowing I do using the tranny retarder without touching the brake pedal until I'm almost stopped. In other words, is there a system which will automatically (not manually) stop a toad from PUSHING the coach when the retarder is the only braking system in use? It seems to me that all the systems you describe require the coach wheel brake system to be activated. The SMI site seems to suggest the toad can be activated independently of the coach but what it says in one place it seems to contradict elsewhere. What do you think about the issue of a toad, especially a heavy one such as a Suburban, pushing against a retarder or a jake brake?
Thank you
ajgibb
Thank you very much for the effort you have put into the Supplemental Brake System postings. I wonder if you can help with this question: Do any of the systems activate WITHOUT the coach wheel brake system being used? I'm am thinking of all the controlled slowing I do using the tranny retarder without touching the brake pedal until I'm almost stopped. In other words, is there a system which will automatically (not manually) stop a toad from PUSHING the coach when the retarder is the only braking system in use? It seems to me that all the systems you describe require the coach wheel brake system to be activated. The SMI site seems to suggest the toad can be activated independently of the coach but what it says in one place it seems to contradict elsewhere. What do you think about the issue of a toad, especially a heavy one such as a Suburban, pushing against a retarder or a jake brake?
Thank you
ajgibb
