RenoHuskerDu
Senior Member
I had a Mercedes roll-off 20ton dump in France that had a large magnetic brake on the driveshaft. It was like a large disc but no contact or friction, and that sucker really helped braking. It uses the differential gears as a force multiplier.
My F550 has 4.88s. Hmmm, I wonder if I can add a brake like that to my F550. I haven't seen one yet in Texas, and 3 shops I asked had not either, except for one guy who remembers a customer that had a brake right behind the transfer case on a GM 3500 dually (!). Surely that's not standard GM equipment.
My F550 has 4.88s. Hmmm, I wonder if I can add a brake like that to my F550. I haven't seen one yet in Texas, and 3 shops I asked had not either, except for one guy who remembers a customer that had a brake right behind the transfer case on a GM 3500 dually (!). Surely that's not standard GM equipment.