CHP is in the right on this....

At the east bound San Jon NM scales, there was half of a brake drum hanging on the concrete barrier between the scales and the building for years. If broke and fell off the truck, right there when he stopped on the scales. Good chance something like that happened to this, it would be hard to forget to put it on. I did however see them shut one down for not having any shoes on it, the mechanic came out to fix it, but the spider was bent, so he just signed it off as if he had put shoes on it and the truck left.
Later the same day he was pulled in at Nara Visa and checked, busted again and that time so was the mechanic. lol

 

A tow truck backs up to the broken truck and hooks it up, a big winch or hydraulic cylinder picks up the broken truck.

 

You were implying a tow was the cause for the missing drum.
So my question is how a tow can cause a missing drum.

 

If you zoom in you can see that part of the drum is still there. It probably over heated and came apart like others have said.
I doubt a mechanic left it off unless he did it on purpose.

 

Yes,very nice,and so it should be how it goes.......Just like broke down semis, not everyone has money for road service or a tow......

 

Its the only way not to smoke brakes going down grapevine

 

I zoomed and zoomed. You must have better eyes then I got. Only thing I can see is the back side of a couple wheel studs that go through the hub. No drum thou

There isn't even any brake dust on those shoes. Heck it doesn't even look like they have touched a drum yet.

 

If you clicked on the link there was a tow away truck being inspected, this was probably part of it, if the brakes were applied without a drum they cam over.and a tow will not cause a missing drum

 

There IS NO DRUM.

it isn't a case where itnover heated and fell apart, that would mean the tire would have overheated and exploded.

It is a case where someone took it off and didn't replace it.

Op, you have a link?

I can't find it on the chp fb page at all.