Re: [MV] 5-Ton Air Brake Conversion

At 2:17 PM -0800 12/20/04, Mark J. Blair, NF6X wrote:[color=blue]
>I've often contemplated replacing the brakes on
>my M543A2 5-ton wrecker with conventional air
>brakes and spring parking brakes. I don't
>entirely trust that single parking brake on a
>little ol' deuce, and I think it's really
>inadequate on a 34,000 pound truck in hilly
>terrain, even if it's in good shape and properly
>adjusted.[/color]

Chocks. Several sets.

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Ryan Gill [email]rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com[/email]
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