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02-07-2021, 02:03 PM | #41 |
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Re: Dual points for increased dwell??
I'll bet ya that if someone asks really nicely, the "tubman" will be happy to reiterate the story about the brakes that WOULDN'T get them Seagraves "stopped in a hurry". DD
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02-07-2021, 06:44 PM | #42 |
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Re: Dual points for increased dwell??
My Seagrave had power brakes that usually worked fine, thank you. However, the gas gauge wasn't very consistent and I ran out of gas going to The Burnsville (MN) Fire Muster one beautiful Saturday morning. It was like there were no brakes at all. I was literally standing on the brake pedal with both feet pulling up as hard as I could on the steering wheel before they became even the least little bit effective. I was able to pull into an empty parking lot and got it stopped. I put some gas in it, got it started and the brakes were as effective as ever. It was one scary experience, and I kept the gas tank full from then on.
This was a nice original truck with 2300 road miles and 17,000 engine (pumping) miles. It could easily exceed 70 MPH on a straight level road. |
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02-07-2021, 07:13 PM | #43 | |
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Re: Dual points for increased dwell??
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