Air Disc Brakes

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Oxbow

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Just curious, anyone using air disc brakes? I remember that they came out in the late 80's/early 90's (if memory serves), but then went away because of problems. They seem to be popular on new trucks/trailers now.

Does Tate use any Truckshop?
 
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Longhood

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A lot of lightweight lowbeds run air discs, Murray, Cozad etc. I don't have any useful info on them though, other than I am looking for some cheap parts to try some conversions on old wheel loaders, because there isn't really much room for s cam brakes.
 
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RonG

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It seems like parking brakes would still be a drum on the drive line like anyone would need to be told this.Ron G
 
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Truck Shop

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Oxbow said:
Just curious, anyone using air disc brakes? I remember that they came out in the late 80's/early 90's (if memory serves), but then went away because of problems. They seem to be popular on new trucks/trailers now.

Does Tate use any Truckshop?
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We don't have any disc brakes on our trucks. There is a customer that has a 2013 Pete with them. But I doubt he will buy anymore of them, cost.
Our last nine trucks came from factory with 9" wide shoes and long stroke cans.

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Oxbow

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Thanks for the link; I did not know that the callipers were used for parking. It seems one would not want to set the brakes after coming down a long grade for fear of warping the rotors (not that drums do much better when brakes are set hot).
This brings me to the question: Why does California build so many weigh stations at the bottom of hills?
 
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Truck Shop

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Oxbow said:
Thanks for the link; I did not know that the callipers were used for parking. It seems one would not want to set the brakes after coming down a long grade for fear of warping the rotors (not that drums do much better when brakes are set hot).
This brings me to the question: Why does California build so many weigh stations at the bottom of hills?
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Oxbow do you remember Gayle Le Fore? He and I work together in the shop. It's his cousin's truck that has disc brakes, I asked him this morning about it.
He told me it's been into Pete several times for brake issues in 260,000 and the rotors are starting some cracking. But that's only one truck and don't
know much about the driver.

At Cloverdale B.C. there are two short 10% grades with stop lights at the bottom of each. Ashland scale bottom of hill. Cabbage at the top?

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Oxbow

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Truck Shop said:
Oxbow do you remember Gayle Le Fore? He and I work together in the shop. It's his cousin's truck that has disc brakes, I asked him this morning about it.
He told me it's been into Pete several times for brake issues in 260,000 and the rotors are starting some cracking. But that's only one truck and don't
know much about the driver.

At Cloverdale B.C. there are two short 10% grades with stop lights at the bottom of each. Ashland scale bottom of hill. Cabbage at the top?

Truck Shop
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No, I can't say that I do, but that was a long time ago.

I just changed the brakes on my 08 f350 for the first time with 250K on them. I am not in the market for a new big truck, just curious about the air discs.

Thanks Truckshop
 
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BoxCarKidd

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I have a real bad taste for air disc of years past but the 2010-2013 Petes here with steer axle disc have been flawless.
 
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