Newbie here... I may have a deuce soon...

[rdixiemiller]

Kenny
How do you actuate the deuce brakes? I thought you might be able to go from the glad hand on the tow deuce to the same on the towed deuce. Would that work? Or are there some check valves or such in the way?
Joe
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[Recovry4x4]

Hang on folks, here's how it can be done. You need to provide air to the system of the towed vehicle. I use a standard air hose and run it to the air port on the inside right firewall. This al least gets air in the system. On the air pack there is a "J" shaped air line going from the metering area of the air pack to the back of the air can. You need to remove this and plug the one going to the metering area. Fab an adapter on the other area on the rear of the can. Run an air hose from the service brake port on the towing vehicle to this line. It will apply the deuce brakes. Proprtioning will be off a bit but the brakes will apply.

 

[Stretch44875]

I think I see how to plumb the towed deuce. For metered air from the tow vechicle, in this case my bus, would I just tee into a brake line? I might have a unused port on the brake valve that is metered.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Service air would be plumbed into the back of the air chamber on the air pack. That's the only way to remotely apply the brakes. Of course the towed vehicle would have to have air in its system to work.