fla-gypsy
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Good save! Be careful and point that thing south, 76 here on Sunday.
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LVJ58
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Cody47, St. Joe my home town, was the RV park you stayed in the "Beacon," by any chance?? Just curious.
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mckee
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KOG wrote:Air parking brake does lock all wheels. This was a gas coach or one with hydraulic brakes and parking brake only on the rear.
All diesels I've driven only have spring brakes in the rear which apply when you release the air.
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emmmw
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Thanks for the lesson... I made my wife read it (has a great memory) so she can remind when she sees us in such a situation. Glad everything worked out for you.
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Deen
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KOG wrote:Air parking brake does lock all wheels. This was a gas coach or one with hydraulic brakes and parking brake only on the rear.
Nope, the air brakes only set the rear brakes.
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Deen
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mckee wrote:KOG wrote:Air parking brake does lock all wheels. This was a gas coach or one with hydraulic brakes and parking brake only on the rear.
All diesels I've driven only have spring brakes in the rear which apply when you release the air.
Then you haven't driven MH's much!
Service brakes are applied by air pressure on front and rear, the spring driven parking brake sets when pressure is released and only on the rear. Look it up in your owners manual.
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AlanB
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I grew up in that town, I know the winter weather well. Have a lot of experience sliding around in the snow over ice. Sounds like Beacon RV park, that is a steep incline. Glad it worked out. My HR Imperial only has parking brakes on the rear too.
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jimmyz989
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Wow... had that happen to me in a car many years ago. We didn't have any other brakes to use. Slid all the way down the hill, and didn't stop until we got to the very bottom. After we caught our breath, we laughed quite hard...
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sootslayer
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So glad it worked out for you with no damage. Things happen so quickly and when we least expect to to happen. I'm a ways from retiring to warmer weather and can't wait. I kinda agree with other comments, maybe leave a little earlier. Here in Central PA I would have been gone after the last Penn State home game.
But anyway, I guess my point is this happens just when you think it's ok. The other morning I met my son and his crews to go look at a job that we had some concerns with. He drives a 20' diesel box truck loaded with lots of tools and equipment. I was in my chevy pickup truck. It had been very icy here for several days. He backed into the customers driveway as policy. I don't like backing, but would rather pull out into traffic. But the old man pulled in. As we got out of the trucks and no much of a grade, one of the guys said to my son Heath, I think you truck is moving. Heath and I were talking, we look over and kinda checked the tires and it did appear it had scooted an inch or so. But was secure. We walked to the house to talk to our customer, one of the guys went back to the box truck to get a small ladder. He stepped on the bumper to get inside the box and slowly the truck started to slide. It slide, slowly as we watch and he rode. The box bumped into my pickup and the two units began to slowly slide together. Luckly after in slow motion sliding about 20' down the driveway they went into a little dip and stopped before the major, morning rush two lane road. How quick things can happen. No damage and just as the post above stated the tires warmed the ice and off the vehicles went. We had been on the road about an hour to get to this location.
Just a point here. So glad it worked out for you. There's nothing worse than a ding on your coach.
Please enjoy the warmer weather,
Hank, in cold, rainy today, and icy Central PA
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Retiredblade
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rv2go wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, when you apply the air parking brake, does it not just operate the rear barkes?
That's what I was wondering, I thought all the brakes would have been set.
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