From: santoken@bright.net
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 15:15:17 PDT
Bjorn,
What model Unisteel were you looking at? I was looking at the G177 and G178 and neither are avail in 900R20.
Kent
>
> From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
> Date: Tue Aug 2, 7:03 AM
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35 series brakes-pinion brake
>
> Be careful with pinion, hand and engine brakes they are "driveline" brakes
> and work via the differential.
>
> If the traction is questionable then you may lose control of the vehicle.
> Think about it. On a side slope the upper wheels will brake and it would not
> slow the vehicle unless you have locking diffs.
>
> That's why the driveline brake is not well suited as a parking brake either.
>
> I have driven my deuce for thousands of miles on the highway and found
> acceleration, speed and braking satisfactory with gross vehicle weights
> close to 26,000 lb.
> My biggest concern has been the wet pavement traction of the NDCC's and I'll
> be checking out some Goodyear Unisteels soon, I hope.
> I did get a siping/grooving tool, but haven't had the nerve to cut my NDCC's
> yet.
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Bjorn
> MVPA19212
> Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
>
>
>
> >From: Marc Strangfeld <mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] M35 series brakes-pinion brake
> >Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:13:01 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >This is the first time I've heard of the pinion brake
> >setup. It's genius! I'll have to put one after I
> >finish my other projects.
> >
> >
> >Marc
> >
> >
> >--- m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Many enthusiasts of the M35 find that the initial
> > > joyful ownership reaction
> > > eventually fades into a more sober realization of
> > > the truck's true
> > > personality.
> > >
> > > The M35 class (actually, the M44 class) has lots to
> > > be desired. It steers
> > > like a brick, and accelerates like one, too. Once it
> > > gets up to speed, which
> > > is a velocity not too impressive, it takes quite a
> > > bit of stomping and
> > > cursing to stop it.
> > >
> > > At my little company, we sell after-market widgets
> > > to make ownership a bit
> > > easier to rationalize.
> > >
> > > We sell power steering to make it turn, and lockout
> > > hubs to make it go
> > > faster. Now we sell a pretty nifty disc-brake
> > > accessory to make it stop
> > > better.
> > >
> > > The pinion brake can be added to any or all of the
> > > three axles, depending
> > > upon how quickly the driver needs to stop.
> > >
> > > We recommend that at least one be added to the
> > > rear-rear axle. The cost is
> > > around $400, and installation takes under an hour.
> > > It will make the truck
> > > stop, period.
> > >
> > > See www.imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/m35a4 and
> > > click around until you see
> > > the rear pinion brake picture.
> > >
> > > A P Bloom
> > > www.M35products.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jim Zehr" <jimm1009@yahoo.com>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> > > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:25 PM
> > > Subject: [MV] M35 series brakes
> > >
> > >
> > > > This weekend there was a show on that showed Disc
> > > > Brake kits for the Rockwell axles used under the
> > > M35
> > > > series trucks. The brake kit manufacturer is
> > > > Differential Engineering.
> > > > The axles being modified were not use on a Deuce
> > > but
> > > > never the less it seems like a good thing if the
> > > rest
> > > > of the sstem could be worked out.
> > > > How do stock M35 "true-military" brakes work when
> > > all
> > > > components are in optimum condition?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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