I have been driving LGV's for more years than I care to mention
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Q - anyone think that the "Exhaust brake" should be linked up to the brake lights or maybe an extra light to inform following vehicles of the reduction in speed?
EKAL wrote:I have been driving LGV's for more years than I care to mentionand have used various types of exhaust brakes in various makes of Lorry's over the years, today I came across an exhaust brake that when applied really had a significant reduction in speed, it had 2 settings and when used on the 2nd setting it was "almost" like touching the footbrake, it really slowed the vehicle so much so that i was thinking of the car behind me not noticing I was slowing, so I "feathered" the foot brake to alert him with the lights.
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Q - anyone think that the "Exhaust brake" should be linked up to the brake lights or maybe an extra light to inform following vehicles of the reduction in speed?
Q - anyone think that the "Exhaust brake" should be linked up to the brake lights or maybe an extra light to inform following vehicles of the reduction in speed?
Many of the "simple" exhaust brakes have little effect unless the engine revs are high enough, only sufficing to keep the speed steady, not significantly slowing the vehicle.
Renny wrote:Ah, but I suppose it is empty.
Good point though, Id worry about some of the more effective ones on wet or greasy roads. They could easily cause the drive axle to skid initiating a jack-knife. Not a nice experience
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