They say the reason for things seeming to slow down in an emergency is that your memory goes into HD recording mode, in case the actions that you take could save you at some future time.
Glad you're OK, one lucky guy
Glad you're OK, one lucky guy
Mcclegend
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Last time I was at the garage there was a written off 90 in there, a farm yakker had been tending his sheep stopped on a hill rover still running got out, opened the iforwilliams back and took three hay bails out filled the feeder ring with them, when back to the rover dropped the canopy grill, that little bump from the grill hitting the canopy was enough for the rover to overcome the hand break tension and it took off down the hill into a dry stone wall.
Hand brakes are fickle things.
I'm glad your ok and you only got a bit of a scare things could have been so much worse.
Hand brakes are fickle things.
I'm glad your ok and you only got a bit of a scare things could have been so much worse.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Slightly off topic but I was driving past a supermarket yesterday when a new Peugeot reversed at speed out of the car park, across two lanes of traffic and into the doorway of a shop.
It was only then that I noticed there was no driver.
The girl driving a mini in front of me did well taking evasive action to avoid getting side swiped.
Don't know whether it was cable or electronic but I've driven enough ropey old vehicles to never trust the hand brake and always leave it in gear.
It was only then that I noticed there was no driver.
The girl driving a mini in front of me did well taking evasive action to avoid getting side swiped.
Don't know whether it was cable or electronic but I've driven enough ropey old vehicles to never trust the hand brake and always leave it in gear.
bluedog333
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I think the same sort of thing happened with me, the slamming of the door jolted the Landy enough to overcome the weak handbrake, going to adjust it this week !
discomania
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Well the drum sits on the t-box output flange which then the prop bolts onto, so when applied the rear prop should be locked solid, thus the rear axle is also locked, as for the front axle, it locks up having been via the transfer box though, there is some movement in the front prop usually (just a little hopefully) and that is the backlash in the transfer box - so it's really always the back axle that is holding the vehicle - if the front was doing any work you wouldn't be able to rock the prop by hand as it would be held solid by the braking action - unless your entire drive train is absolutely 0° tolerance (which you just don't get and don't want anyway or components would be stressed to hell) then you will find your rear axle does all the hand-brake work.
If you were to jack the rear end up, the Landy would creep until it had taken up all the slack on the front axle and it would then be holding on the front.
bluedog333
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Helpful explanation, thanks.
frog hopper
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As far as I know the H'brake only locks up the rear prop unless the centre diff is locked up as well on the transfer box and then both props will be locked.
