Understanding Braking Capacity

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Hammer166, Dec 2, 2024.

  1. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    Pick any hill or sporty mountain you want. Are you saying you can’t go down it with 10psi all the way because the brakes will overheat. Let also turn off the engine brake because I might be broken and you can’t say I can’t get down a hill because of that.
     
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  3. Oxbow

    Oxbow Road Train Member

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    At what speed? 70 will most likely yield a different result than 20.
     
  4. REALITY098765

    REALITY098765 Road Train Member

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    Here if y'all can figure this out it will help you with the braking ''problem''.
    A hint ,it's not 45.

    An old clattery auto is to drive a stretch of 2 miles, up and down a hill, /\. Because it is so old, it cannot drive the first mile— the ascent —faster than with an average speed of 15 miles per hour. Question: How fast does it have to drive the second mile— on going down, it can, of course, go faster—in order to obtain an average speed (for the whole distance) of 30 miles an hour?
     
  5. Hammer166

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  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    There’s a nice one on 40 just east of Uniontown PA that might tend to make people disagree with that statement.
     
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  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I didn't suggest any such thing. I thought I was agreeing with the 10 psi technique.
     
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