[Vwdiesel] Re: Hydraulic braking system for trailers was: Rabbit towing trucks. Old air in tyres...

[Hayden Chasteen]

I followed a heavy duty truck about 6 weeks ago that had a flat be on 
the rear.  I think it was a Kodiak size truck.  Anyway, on the rear of 
the truck was a box with two quick connects like you see on air hoses 
with the words on the box "Tow Vehicle Hydraulic Brake Interconnect"  
and the connections were labeled with some other writing.  First time I 
had seen any such thing but obviously it is possible to connect the 
hydraulic system from one vehicle to another.  hayden

On Jan 12, 2005, at 1:26 PM, Dan Sloan wrote:

>
>>
>> Has anyone ever designed a towing system where the tower
>> [towwer?] could link into the hydraulics of the towed and so
>> use the brakes of the towee No? Then I feel an invention coming on :o)
>>
>>
>>
>
> I would think that bleeding the system might be a hassle...and 
> failsafes
> would have to be added in case of break-aways. (just picture spraying 
> your
> brake fluid all over the road after the break...)
>
> The big RV folks use air actuated brake systems (like the semis), and 
> can
> connect into the hydraulic systems of their towed vehicles through 
> third
> party systems.  I know that there were/are some systems that work on
> inertia... I haven't seen a hydraulic to hydraulic system though.
>
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