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Even if a '45 406 had better brakes than a FLU, which I doubt, the main difference here would be weight. Not that I know what a stock 406 weighs, but it may be less than half of the weight of a SEE.
An alternative to adding more clamping pressure to the pads by going with HydroBoost would be to make what's already there work as intended. For example, I'm sure that the e-brake is supposed to work better than it does, and that the brakes in general aren't as effective as they could be on my FLUs.
Brakes aren't high on my priority list, however, as I don't drive fast enough to really need them.
And while I'm a huge fan of going sideways in most any vehicle (even got to enjoy it on a twisty dirt road with the Pete and trailer on one occasion) a FLU is one vehicle I would not want to try drifting with. Now, this may be partially based on the fact that I have yet to figure out how to upright a SEE that's laying on its side.
If sacrificing (or at the very least, putting much wear on) the engine, it may well be possible to use the backhoe to get it back on its wheels. If the hydraulics don't start sucking air. That would mean that the SEE should end up on its left side, and like most, I tend to prefer skidding into left turns. So the SEE would likely be on its right side.
Or, I could try using the HMMH for lifting while winching with another vehicle which might work, depending on the situation. As usual, the limiting factor wouldn't be that there isn't enough machinery for the task, but that there's only one operator.
Either way, the above is more than enough incentive to me to try my best to keep the FLUs upright.
An alternative to adding more clamping pressure to the pads by going with HydroBoost would be to make what's already there work as intended. For example, I'm sure that the e-brake is supposed to work better than it does, and that the brakes in general aren't as effective as they could be on my FLUs.
Brakes aren't high on my priority list, however, as I don't drive fast enough to really need them.
And while I'm a huge fan of going sideways in most any vehicle (even got to enjoy it on a twisty dirt road with the Pete and trailer on one occasion) a FLU is one vehicle I would not want to try drifting with. Now, this may be partially based on the fact that I have yet to figure out how to upright a SEE that's laying on its side.
If sacrificing (or at the very least, putting much wear on) the engine, it may well be possible to use the backhoe to get it back on its wheels. If the hydraulics don't start sucking air. That would mean that the SEE should end up on its left side, and like most, I tend to prefer skidding into left turns. So the SEE would likely be on its right side.
Or, I could try using the HMMH for lifting while winching with another vehicle which might work, depending on the situation. As usual, the limiting factor wouldn't be that there isn't enough machinery for the task, but that there's only one operator.
Either way, the above is more than enough incentive to me to try my best to keep the FLUs upright.
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