tfeverfred
Well-Known Member
So, show or tell how you did yours.
"Yes..."finding room" is the trick for just about everything in a T bucket!!! LoLFinding room to mount the handle with a manual trans is proving to be tricky for me...
I thought about doing something similar using line locks. I have a manual and electric version on my old boom wrecker, both work well. The downfall is battery drain with electric. There are normally closed solenoids available, so one could devise a system that would work sort of like air brakes...on until powered...Check out this system. Really cool but expensive.
Jim
You are likely correct, I am building this one for me, not them.... my first choice is mechanical, cable and lever parking brake, but if I can't locate the handle in a spot that suits me, hydraulic locking brakes are better than no parking brake... the manual hydraulic line lock on my wrecker locks both sides of the master, all four wheels lock and hold. It's much better than any parking brake, in fact, the cable brakes aren't and haven't been operational for many years and it's a manual shift. I planned on mounting the lever parallele to the seat, but the mc and access door and the glove compartment under seat prohibits it on the drivers side, I may be able to do it on the passenger side, but I haven't decided yet. Speaking of line locks, anyone thought about adding skid brakes, like a dune buggy?Check your state DMV laws as in some [most] states an emergency [parking] brake has to be manual , no electronics
Fred,
I'm planning to run the cables from the brakes on top of the axle tube to the top of the diff. Then, they will be centered above the drive shaft going toward the front. The boh will make a left turn and connect to the handle that is just in front on of the seat riser. The pulls up counter clockwise. I'm making brackets to keep th cable clear of the rotating object.
That is the plan any way. Hope you can visualize it.
PaulR
Here's the bottom of mine.
I drilled holes in the wood and inserted T-Nuts from the top side. They are glassed in now. Also the wire installed was strictly for mock up purposes. Thats the lockar setup.