Peterbilt Jake brake

Jake brake under a combined load of 43,000kgs

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• jake
• peterbilt
• cat
• truck
• semi
• tractor

[TheAzianPersuazian]

Got damn theres only two things I love in this world, a Cat and Peterbilt.

[379peterbilt530]

what model?

[wiccianway]

it,s a johnson bar

[drumPRO]

This is in Richmond right?

[manofiesta]

overheating and loss of air press. are 2diff things thats wut im sayin. ur brakes fade when they get hot as to not disentegrate. you can hit the foot brake but no brake action occurs. the slack adjusters and s-cams still actuate. if you got no air then its an air system prob then ur fuckedd.

[BigRiggerJ]

oh really, well why dont you ask a trucker who has had to use the truck ramps because his brakes go out from overheating loss of air.

[manofiesta]

you can use the air brakes all you want... till they heat up and fade out on you. the air compressor always kicks in and keeps the two or three air tanks constantly full of air. at around 120psi the compressor shuts down till you use some air up then... it starts over again ensuring you never lose vital functions. like brakes some wipers and the most important thing......the air ride seat lol

[manofiesta]

stage one or low cuts cylinders 1and 6, etcetc. each setting controls two diff cylinders not one

[BigRiggerJ]

nice try, stage 1 jake shuts down 1 engine cylinder, stage 2 shuts down 2 engine cylinders and stage 3 shuts down 3 engine cylinders.

[BigRiggerJ]

I am not a driver yet. I have 2 more yrs before i can obtain a class A license. But i have riden with my dad and cousin on numerous runs and i am not mistaken. When you use your air brakes they do heat up and loose some air, never enough to make you lose your brakes of course but it does happen. When your brakes heat up, we use the trailer brakes (the thing that looks like a turn signal lever to the right of the steering wheel)