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10-12-2021, 05:57 PM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: Earth
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Originally Posted by MSHappyCampers
WOW! You are one lucky guy! You need to go buy just one lottery ticket!
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I think it's too late. He already used up his luck.
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10-12-2021, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Kid Gloves
Did the toad have a supplement braking system?
There are internet stories, which must be true, of people slowing and stopping their coaches with only the toad brakes.
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We always stay local on flat ground , so the hill was a nice surprise. I plead guilty on not looking at the route elevation and for not having the brake installed.
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10-12-2021, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
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Glad you survived. Lessons learned.
Reminds me of an old joke…
What did the trucker say when asked how he would deal with the above situation? “Wake up Leroy….because he ain’t never seen a wreck like we’re fixin’ to have!”
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10-13-2021, 03:26 AM
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That is pretty common on the Ford F53 chassis. I had one several years ago and the brakes are minimal for the weight. The newer ones are better but lookout for those 1990's
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1999 Dutch Star 3884, Freightliner, Cat 300, Jeep Liberty Toad.
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10-17-2021, 02:54 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Leduc Alberta Canada
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Clean up on Isle…
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Originally Posted by RayAZ
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Isle pants!
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10-17-2021, 03:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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A truck (ie RV) going down a long steep grade with brakes applied, hard or medium can cause the rotors to heat the caliper brake fluid to boiling and loss of braking. Brakes fade but not usually total loss.
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10-17-2021, 03:16 PM
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Senior Member
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10-17-2021, 03:19 PM
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Idiots and lazy. Glad you made it
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10-17-2021, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Freightliner Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2021
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Funny story, bro. Tell us another.
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2021 Jeep Wrangler High Altitude toad w/Ready Brute Elite II
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10-17-2021, 03:45 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2021
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Hot brakes? Keep rolling
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Originally Posted by roadrunner 2
We were headed down to San Diego for a club jeep run. Heading down a Freeway we have never been down before late at night. We started to Climb the longest up hill grade we have ever experienced and of course I have to comment on it. NEVER SAY IT OUT LOUD. As we finally crest the top of the hill and just start down the back side of the mountain when brake light comes on and the pedal goes to the floor. To the floor like we have no brake fluid goes to the floor.
No Brakes, nuttin as we start down the grade picking up speed , as I look out the window ,I make a comment too the wife look honey there goes the grim reaper of course she missed him he went by so fast. Then I stopped and wonderd why did she miss him and why is he on my side of the rv, but I digress.. My life memories are ticking by at 115 mph with a jeep on the tow. I tell my wife to go to the back of the coach and hang on. Not that it's gonna make a difference but you never know. I get it out of overdrive and get it down to the snails pace off 90 mph. At that moment the light goes off and the brakes come back and we get to the bottom of the mountain I had to pull off for a smoke. Bought a whole pack finished one and threw them away.....I DONT smoke. I did for 10 min though.
We take the RV to multiple places and they say they have it fixed 2 trips later we roll through a stop at 30 mph. I decide to figure it out myself. After some time I stumble across what is causing it OLD BRAKE fluid. 5 shops never checked the brake fluid. It was 10 yrs old, in that coach it should be changed every 4-5 yrs. The Brake fluid collects water. If you have a brake caliper hang up the friction cause the brake fluid to boil. Seems that going 90 mph cools it off pretty quickly.
You asking what kind of coach. Fleetwood 34L 97. I traded it in, it was fixed but I couldn't drive it again. Went on line there are more than one video of RV's crashing into all kinds of things, then I noticed they were all the same coach as our old one.
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Don’t know if I’m doing this right but here goes. As a trucker years ago my jake brake was only half strength so I had my share of hot brakes on long steep down grades. If you get your brakes so hot that they start smoking and you make it to the bottom alive, DON’T STOP- you need to keep rolling about 10 miles to cool the brakes off or they may catch on fire.
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10-17-2021, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2021
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Thanks, I put 1 more up "My wife is trying to give me a heart attack". We have very odd things happen to us. We never get hurt but that ain't blond hair on my head.
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10-17-2021, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barehill
A truck (ie RV) going down a long steep grade with brakes applied, hard or medium can cause the rotors to heat the caliper brake fluid to boiling and loss of braking. Brakes fade but not usually total loss.
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I popped the lid off the brake fluid and it boiled over. I usually do all the mechanical items myself. Except for brakes. I want someone with a certification on the billing inv. All I know is if I do the brake job, and theirs an issue the guy who did it is gonna stiff me.
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10-17-2021, 06:23 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 35
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Thanks. It took me 5 min. To read because I couldn't see thru my tears. I was laughing so hard. I am glad you 2 are alright.
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10-17-2021, 07:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: North East
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roadrunner 2,
What gear were you in when you started going down the grade?
Is that RV on a GM or Ford chassis?
Glad that you made it through the ordeal.
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