Air brake safety

[Ucbyrickg]

Originally Posted by Mekanic

When you park it and want it to stay there a while, He is what to do.



1 set park brake



2 shut off engine with key.



3 pump the brake pedal till pressure is at Zero.



If you REALLY NEED to be under it running, you NEED wheel chocks.

Or just lay on the air horns till it engages.

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[shootist]

Shut the coach down, pump off the air.

[nehog]

Originally Posted by Ucbyrickg

For me, too time consuming to dump tanks or chock tires at every stop. 3 second snap and I should be safe from rolling across the street.

I can't believe anyone crawls under their rig at every stop. Now if you have a pet and said pet can possible push the parking/emergency brake button when stopped, that's a different story. One perhaps better fix would be to relocate the parking/emergency brake button to the dash where it can't be pushed but that's kinda extreme and would have some cost to do.

I think the cheapest solution is the split short section of radiator hose, myself.

[Ucbyrickg]

Originally Posted by nehog

I can't believe anyone crawls under their rig at every stop. Now if you have a pet and said pet can possible push the parking/emergency brake button when stopped, that's a different story. One perhaps better fix would be to relocate the parking/emergency brake button to the dash where it can't be pushed but that's kinda extreme and would have some cost to do.



I think the cheapest solution is the split short section of radiator hose, myself.

Me neither, but if stopped anywhere on unlevel ground, especially pulling a toad, the chance of accidental disengagement, could cause your entire rig to roll forward or backwards causing injury and or major damage, not to mention destroying towbar gear. I personally have never seen anyone stop at a rest area, Cracker Barrel, or gas station and chock their tires.

This is just something to give people something potentially dangerous to think about, I am very happy with the solution for my situation and only takes about two seconds to install and two seconds to remove. All the other ideas are great too, but for me, would be like sticking a rock under my tires instead of a professional rubber chock.

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[FL420]

This

[Ucbyrickg]

Originally Posted by FL420

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That fits fine. Quicker than bleeding the brakes and waiting for them to fill back up.

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[153stars]

Originally Posted by FL420

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That was same idea I came up with, didn't think the opening would fit so well . What brand or store did it come from.

[FL420]

Originally Posted by 153stars

That was same idea I came up with, didn't think the opening would fit so well . What brand or store did it come from.

Home Depot or Lowe's.

[Jchemie]

Clothes pin. Searched thru my wifes’ assortment, found a wooden one that fit and stained it dark to match the fake woodgrain dash. Stays put, clips on to the dash mat when not in use. Cost: $0.

[Ucbyrickg]

Originally Posted by Jchemie

Clothes pin. Searched thru my wifes’ assortment, found a wooden one that fit and stained it dark to match the fake woodgrain dash. Stays put, clips on to the dash mat when not in use. Cost: $0.

Good idea, thought about that myself, just knew my kids friends may think it’s a toy.

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[Steve 716]

I use two plastic hair clips. The are inexpensive, available from almost anywhere, they won't fall off, and I don't have to worry about keeping a key handy.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/2-Pack-Go...6-Ct/791389740

[Sandy Swede]

Originally Posted by Ucbyrickg

I know many of you will think this is a waste of time and overkill, and others who already have something similar, but every time I need to inspect underneath my coach while my wife two kids and dog are inside, I was always very nervous that someone may inadvertently depress the airbrake. I initially thought about constructing a product on my own but then realized it probably already exist, and it does.

I did have to slightly modify this one for a few minutes on a grinder just to clear the mounting bolts.

It also acts as an antitheft device to at least slow down a potential loss of vehicle.

$36.89. Through Amazon. Attachment 253803Attachment 253804Attachment 253805

That looks like it will work great. At least until I lose the key.

[Jaxc2]

Hi what are you checking for when checking the air brakes?

[lo-tek]

Originally Posted by Ucbyrickg

Or just lay on the air horns till it engages.

Thanks

Now THIS is the solution!