Jake brakes 8v71

wg4t50 · December 09, 2014, 06:00:57 AM

Having the grand experience of using the Jakes on the MC7, 12V-71 in a tunnel (I-64 Hampton to Norfolk) finding how using them, the traffic just stops behind you, guessing in a mild case of panic ?
Dave M

scanzel · December 09, 2014, 08:05:46 AM

On www.govliquidation.com the military is constantly auctioning off used take out and some new rebult 8v92's and they all have jakes on them. I wonder what the buyers are doing with all the jakes being removed from them. Some on ebay at times. Is there a difference on jakes on an electronic verses a mechanical 8V92. One of the military bases in Texas a while back had about 100 8V92's being auctioned off I wonder where they all went. Probably scrapped to China.

luvrbus · December 09, 2014, 09:04:15 AM

Detroit Diesel is hard to compete with trying to buy those engine my understanding they go to Carolina to the new engine rebuilding plant location the sale of 8v92 has slowed way down just about all has been replaced with C-15 Cat engines

Cummins ran the price up so high on the new Cummins engines not long ago the average person couldn't touch one seems like they paid 64 grand for 1 lot

TomC · December 09, 2014, 09:25:57 AM

Jakes work so well now and they are so much more quiet, there is an option to have the brake lights activate when the Jake is activated. Good Luck, TomC

Professor · February 04, 2015, 07:10:09 PM

I have a 4106 with a 8V71 and 4 speed I can come down 6% grades at 60mph without touching the brakes all day Jakes are great.

luvrbus · February 04, 2015, 07:18:12 PM

A 4106 doesn't weigh much either add another 20,000lb and 5 ft and see how good they are in 4th gear on a 6% grade

pabusnut · February 04, 2015, 08:02:20 PM

I just committed to a 24Vdc set for my 4905 8V71. Have to wait till the weather warms to get them installed.

This is my partial solution to my fear of heights.(I don't fear falling, it is just the sudden stop at the bottom that I fear!)

uncle ned · February 05, 2015, 07:42:26 AM

Cliford

The freightliner plant in NC has a place that they take your old wore out freight liner and rebuilt ever part to new
specs from the year they were built.

Its called re enginering them.

See a lot of new looking old trucks running around here.

uncle ned