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X-Brake
Tommo:
yes, now i have seen it it indeed looks like a reasonable plan. although i would drill the disk myself to remove unnececary weight (but now we ARE nit picking!)
I think the statement about it being used on large earthmoving equipment is a bit of a crazy thing to say though, because you dont know what it was doing. it certainly wasnt the hand brake thats for sure!
But yes i would say i would add it to my list of mods for the ideal landy. It might stand up better to the girlfriend pulling the handbrake up as hard as she can as if she's in a normal car (ooo it makes me cringe! she just cant grasp that its perfectly fine when the lever can still easily be pulled up another 3 notches!)
Muddy:
The x-brake is a 100 times better than the lar drum, as has been said it has a beefy gaurd to protect it, it will hold better than a drum espec after a days playing (ask about 90% of winch challenge people), x-eng are a qaulity company you wont be fobbed off if you have a problem. The disc setup is also about 5kg lighter than the lr drum.
I have nothing to do with x-eng apart from being a happy customer.
Be warner scrap-iron amongst others sell a cheapo version make sure you buy the genuine one.
dreadnought110:
I can't recommend it enough after years of oil going into my handbrake and not knowing about it till it's too late and the rear seal keep packing up i now trust my hand brake it hold's on any hill even with the caravan on the back and an all up weight of 4.6tonnes oh and it never leaks oil now well chuffed fits alright with the overdrive as well.... 8) 8)
smo:
I've got one, tis excellent and very well made.
Defender:
--- Quote from: "Tommo" ---I think the statement about it being used on large earthmoving equipment is a bit of a crazy thing to say though, because you dont know what it was doing. it certainly wasnt the hand brake thats for sure!
--- End quote ---
Disc brakes are used as handbrakes on some earth moving equipment. I used to drive a JCB weighing in at 7.5 tons & this used a disc brake on the rear propshaft as a handbrake.
So long as it was adjusted properly, it held the machine no problem.
BUT you should never rely on the handbrake alone on a slope. In the JCB you would leave the bucket on the ground & in a Landy you need to leave it in gear.
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