Tow Vehicle Brakes
What is the best material for brake pads on a tow vehicle?
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I frequent RV and haulers websites.
Ask the same question on a haulers web and we get about a 95 percent semi metallic shoes and pads. The biggest issue for this type of work is premature wearing out and dust. Running down the interstates every day we may make several panic brake events. With 6k-7k lbs of hitch weight in the bed and a 18k-20k+ loaded GN trailer pushing we find out quick what pad material works better.
I realize a truck that just carries a TC doesn't have this type braking issue (80k-100k miles a year) so some may find the HD semi metallic isn't needed.
Ask the same question on a haulers web and we get about a 95 percent semi metallic shoes and pads. The biggest issue for this type of work is premature wearing out and dust. Running down the interstates every day we may make several panic brake events. With 6k-7k lbs of hitch weight in the bed and a 18k-20k+ loaded GN trailer pushing we find out quick what pad material works better.
I realize a truck that just carries a TC doesn't have this type braking issue (80k-100k miles a year) so some may find the HD semi metallic isn't needed.
