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[Jgolden]

Thanks to the steady responders on this forum. Most of my info comes from daily reading, not posting, so I try to do a once a year thank you to the folks who never miss a chance to solve a problem. I'm sort of a cheater, because my "first gen" is in a motorhome, but it does run better and better thanks to TDR. (Next trip to Oklahoma)

 

[tugboatphil]

I'm sort of a cheater, because my "first gen" is in a motorhome

That's not cheating! We have Michigan Don and Don in Texas that have motorhomes. As long as you have a Cummins with a VE pump, you're welcome here.

 

[DonTX]

Yeah JGolden, stick around, we might have to gang up on the rest of em. I am in the process of trying to buy a 93 350 dually Dodge just to keep my credibility up to date here.

 

[JLEONARD]

JGolden

You know that offer is still good in that if you want to make the drive to NW Ct, I'll be happy to help you mess up... er, I mean "power up" that rig of yours.



Jay

 

[Jgolden]

Don, I have the 545 Allison but was told there was no way to add a gearVendor. I do have a driveshaft brake, maybe that is the problem. Let me know how yours works. thanks

 

[DonTX]

You can add it, see your email for more information on GV units

 

[DBF]

Don, I have the 545 Allison but was told there was no way to add a gearVendor. I do have a driveshaft brake, maybe that is the problem. Let me know how yours works. thanks

We don't see many of these driveshaft brakes. I'm curious and I'll bet a lot of other folks are as well.



What's your opinion of yours? If you have exhaust-brake experience on another vehicle, can you compare them?



Any mfr data would be welcome, just for research... (who knows?).



Regards, DBF

 

[Jgolden]

I wasn't clear on that. I was talking about a driveshaft park brake. Mounted at the rear of the transmission.

The type I think you mean are the electro mechanical retarders that act on the drive shaft. I was told they work well if no salt used in the area, that lets me out. There was a company that put a discbrake on the drive shaft but haven't see them advertised in a while.

 

[DBF]

Oops. I was indeed thinking about the retarders on the drive line. Thanks, DBF

 

[TKingsbury]

We had electromagnetic driveline retarders on some of the garbage trucks at work. Think huge, heavy, expensive. They will also send you for a ride in the rain, they advise you turn them off on wet roads.

Travis. .