| Ready Brake? [message #194888] |
Sat, 05 January 2013 08:51  |
kerry pinkerton
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Location: Harvest, Al
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http://www.readybrake.com/brake-systems.html
Looking at Towd brake systems and this one appeals to me from a lack of intrusion with the hydraulic systems standpoint. Seems simple and effective in principle.
Anyone use them? Like, dislike, better way?
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ready Brake? [message #194891 is a reply to message #194888] |
Sat, 05 January 2013 09:27  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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It's been used by a lot of folks and certainly has the advantages of
simplicity and a sort of proportionality. But,. there have been quite a
few folks who've had trouble with it too. A former GMCer & neighbor of Dave
Greenberg, highly capable mechanic, prolific home-built aircraft builder,
showed up at Bean Station with a new Saturn with NO front brakes. Due to
Ready-Brake (or a similar inertia/cable system) malfunction. I've known
several others though I don't recall any other specifics.
If I were very dissatisfied with my $30 toad brake, I'd do it again using a
pneumatic pedal PULLER (connected by cable to the pedal) with a regulated
compressed air source (perhaps from the coach's supply). A simple tail
light operated SPDT valve is all that's needed to control the brake
application. Proportionality is not, to me, a big deal, but there are such
valves available -- Fred Veenschoten uses one selected from his steam
locomotive sources -- a common brand name I can't recall.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Kerry Pinkerton wrote:<
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> http://www.readybrake.com/brake-systems.html
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> Looking at Towd brake systems and this one appeals to me from a lack of
> intrusion with the hydraulic systems standpoint. Seems simple and
> effective in principle.
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> Anyone use them? Like, dislike, better way?
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www.gmcwipersetc.com
Large Wiring Diagrams
76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach
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| Re: Ready Brake? [message #194898 is a reply to message #194888] |
Sat, 05 January 2013 14:17 |
Darryl
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Location: Northern California
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It looks to me like a more straightforward solution than most others. I've never been impressed with the "Rube Goldberg" apearance of the Brake Buddy.
Much cheaper too. If I read their website correcty their "Ėlite" towbar includes the braking system for less than $1,000. Add the backing plates and the whold thing should be less than $1,500.
Darryl Meyers
1978 Eleganza II
El Dorado Hills, CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Ready Brake? [message #194922 is a reply to message #194898] |
Sun, 06 January 2013 07:37 |
robert caudle
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Registered: January 2004
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had one for a few days, could not get the gmc to quit fishtailing
while towing.
used a conventional ball hitch arrangement and no fishtailing. problem was
definitely with the ready brake, not the braking part , but the
instability. The
company was unsympathic with my plight, and I sold the ready brake to
someone else with the caveat that it caused instability for me.
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Darryl Meyers <hospacctg@att.net> wrote:
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> It looks to me like a more straightforward solution than most others. I've never been impressed with the "Rube Goldberg" apearance of the Brake Buddy.
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> Much cheaper too. If I read their website correcty their "Ėlite" towbar includes the braking system for less than $1,000. Add the backing plates and the whold thing should be less than $1,500.
> --
> Darryl Meyers
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> 1978 Eleganza II
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> El Dorado Hills, CA
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