GMC Topkick Dump truck

[Hay Dude]

Probably a Cat 3116 and hydraulic brakes. I知 not sure I壇 want that Cat and I know for certain I don稚 want hydraulic brakes on anything that size.

Affirmative. Especially those Lucas Girling hydraulic brakes. They were awful to work on..

 

[4570Man]

Affirmative. Especially those Lucas Girling hydraulic brakes. They were awful to work on..

I’ve never heard that term. What makes them worse than regular hydraulic brakes. My truck brakes are a real pain to work on because of the Dayton wheels. Having to pull the Dayton hub to change the rotors is even worse. But that’s no fault of the hydraulics and I haven’t had much hassle from them. I’d still rather have air.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’ve never heard that term. What makes them worse than regular hydraulic brakes. My truck brakes are a real pain to work on because of the Dayton wheels. Having to pull the Dayton hub to change the rotors is even worse. But that’s no fault of the hydraulics and I haven’t had much hassle from them. I’d still rather have air.

Never heard what term

 

[4570Man]

Lucus girling.

 

[Hay Dude]

Lucas Girling is a company that makes hydraulic brakes. Had some less than stellar experience with them on some of my older Ford dump trucks

 

[caver]

Funny I sold a single axle Top Kick dump with a Cat 311(?) diesel turbo to some young guy in PA. It had air brakes. He wanted to drive it back from MO. I said good luck, it's geared very low. His buddy was going to haul it. One of those items I bought that I regretted a year or two later.

 

[RickB]

I’ve only seen a handful of non tandem GMCs with air brakes. The vast majority of them are hydraulic.

Might be true but doesn’t change my preferences. Juice brakes suck on old 6 wheelers. Stupid expensive and often difficult to source parts.

 

[Peter 315]

Air brakes are way better you can change a 30/30 maxi can in about 10 minutes ,Dayton spokes I have a hate/ love relationship with them.....

 

[Hay Dude]

Air brakes are why better you can change a 30/30 maxi can in about 10 minutes ,Dayton spokes I have a hate/ love relationship with them.....

Yep! I keep my air brake adjustment wrench for the slack adjusters in the truck. Such a simple concept. Always wondered why they don’t make a more simple consumer friendly version for smaller trucks.

 

[Peter 315]

Yep! I keep my air brake adjustment wrench for the slack adjusters in the truck. Such a simple concept. Always wondered why they don稚 make a more simple consumer friendly version for smaller trucks.

Do you really want everybody adjusting their own brakes...... That's why the have automatic slack adjusters that you still have to adjust sometimes......