Exhaust brake for 3359

[joe soapy]

of course, it depends what you want it for.
a lorry brake would be a good start and simple to do. Mount is ont a frame connected to pto and then something to gradually apply the caliper.
just be aware of how much energy your trying to work with though.
a tipper wagon has a brake on each wheel (8 off) to hold back 32 tonnes. I accpet the difference in speed is great (kintetic energy is the square of the speed, but as a retarder your maintaining a steady speed, so the rest is true), but your thinking one brake disc to hold back a similar weight.

However, i think it would be very worthwhile to do. not sure how you would actuate the caliper, as hydraulic control on a spool would not be sensitive enough?? maybe electric actuation?

Just bring back fergy pressure control, was magic for brakes back in the day and be perfick for this application

 

[multi power]

If you do so many miles on the road... perhaps a lorry might me the way forward?

I'm already wearing my tin hat

On a serious note I'm beginning to think it would be a lot safer if farms used lorry's, maybe there could be some agricultural hgv class

 

[joe soapy]

The water board boys used to take their HGV on a tractor and trailer running white diesel, is this still possible?

 

[smcapstick]

On a serious note I'm beginning to think it would be a lot safer if farms used lorry's, maybe there could be some agricultural hgv class

The regs are a bit of a faff. For me, at least.

Ag use is simpler, as you don't need and O-license or tacho (don't quote me on that - I'm thick as mince).

 

[Mursal]

Think you'd need air to actuate the front/PTO brake/retarder, as then you could use a brake assembly straight off a truck. Needing only a control valve/additional pedal in the cab. adequate air flow through a safe cover might be an issue.