Posted by Mel on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 8:47PM :
In Reply to: Any Ex Truck Drivers Here From The 50's?? posted by Marty on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at 7:06PM :
My dad had trucks when I was young and I can remember tandem Internationals with no front brakes and single axle tractors with an air control valve that allowed you to cut off the front brakes if you wanted. I think that having no brakes on the steering axle helped prevent jack knifing if you ever locked up during braking.