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Close call is good idea - Richard - 07-15-2013

Not to take away from Forrest's excellent post on his close call, let me make a second post on another incident.

Outside St.Louis, ten drivers in my lane decided to panic stop. I didn't hit them, but I will always be convinced that two recent changes in my setup kept me from hitting them.

First, I have towed for years without supplemental brakes. I decided to install an M&G system before this trip.

Second, I never ran with the jake on in flat ground because it fights with my cruise control. I customized the jake brake wiring to have it activate off the brake pedal. I was in that mode when the panic stop happened. I also installed a switch that allows me to use accelerator off as the jake activation per normal.

I got on the brakes as hard as I ever have and happy to say I had twenty feet to spare.


But, without jake on full and toad locked up, I don't know.


PS. Father in law says he will never shave in a moving RV again.

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RE: Close call is good idea - prairieschooner - 07-15-2013

and what about the underwear?

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RE: Close call is good idea - lbrachfe - 07-15-2013

Glad you were able to tell that story Richard.... My falling off the roof story isn't worth the writing.

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RE: Close call is good idea - Chester Stone - 07-16-2013

Richard, I rigged my Jake brake the same as you have and feel much more comfortable now. However, when I first acquired the coach, I did a panic stop without the Jake which resulted is serious flat spots on my tag tires rendering them worthless.

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