Recent content by Mother Deuce

Back in the days of OO dump trucking. We were all pump artists... at least we thought so. There are pressure issues to deal with. We were running them hot and inefficient. As an extreme example a friend of mine running a 400 Cummins had a 00 button and about 8 or nine throttle shims in the pump...

quickfarms Hmmm, makes a some brow furrowidge regarding the fronts. Vintage Iron mentioned the same issue although there is a possible fix courtesy of some Freightliner parts. I don't think it would be safe to mix the two systems. I will have to find my angle solver and a tape

m16ty I agree and wonder the same things. It was as you state probably driven by the ground clearance issue. On paper they "look" good and while reasonably new work alright. They just seem not to age well

Thanks, Vintage Iron I will be contacting you by email for more information. I had hoped that there was some light at the end tunnel!

Speedzilla I appreciate your deciphering of my attempt at a catch all generic number series ~MD~

doghead I feel I must apologize to you regarding my free wheeling use of vehicle designation. I have an interest in the 5 tons and the different variants of same. All the current platforms seem to suffer from wedge brakes. As it could be a purchase I make in the near future I was hoping to...

trooper632 I had an inordinate amount of trouble with them In a COE platform a number of years ago. While I am negating product advances and new materials developed over the past 25 or 30 years. My experience with them hanging up, uneven application and sensitivity to foreign matter left a bad...

900 series wedge brake to "S" cam conversion Good Day All, I am wondering if anyone knows of an S cam spider and backing plate, that one could use in place of the wedge arrangement on the 5 tons. I have never been a wedge brake fan. I realize that this could also pose a problem with drum and...