01-31-2017, 10:38 PM
JoeH wrote:
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I always use my parking brake, even when not parked on an incline. Just habit, i guess.
I had a manual transmission car first back in the '70's, got used to putting on the parking brake. Then when I went through training to drive buses, it was emphasized. Of course leaving your bus parked on just the transmission in Park was a fireable offense....
Cannot remember if the buses I drove had a park position on the transmission, but that air parking brake knob got pulled first. I once pushed a 35' Jimmy just enough by myself to get it rolling so I could pull into a stop and not block traffic. Pushed from the front stairwell, have been eternally grateful I did not slip and let the empty bus careen down the hill. That would have been a firable offence for sure...
Quite surprised I could move that 16 ton vehicle by myself...