P1000m5 One Hillbilly Parking Brake question

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For the sake of added safety in transit, alone, I've ordered one.

Question is, are there and negatives or detrimental things that can result from its use?
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For the sake of added safety in transit, alone, I've ordered one.

Question is, are there and negatives or detrimental things that can result from its use?
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I wouldn't think so.
 
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I have one on my Pioneer and Talon. I have not had any adverse effacts as of yet.
I do know you need to spray it intermittently to keep it working freely.
 
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This is the park brake that I use.
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Love mine. Especially useful as I just installed new wheels and I've been checking lug nut torque like crazy. Without Hill Billy brake, the sxs rocks. I now easily and quickly lock the HB brake and get solid torque settings.

Huge bonus is I can LOCK it and brakes with a padlock on the trailer or if I have a break down.
 
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Love mine. Especially useful as I just installed new wheels and I've been checking lug nut torque like crazy. Without Hill Billy brake, the sxs rocks. I now easily and quickly lock the HB brake and get solid torque settings.

Huge bonus is I can LOCK it and brakes with a padlock on the trailer or if I have a break down.
I have one works great out in the field.However me personally that’s where I use it,I do not use it for extended periods.Meaning I do not leav it on for extended parking.Being an old school mechanic,I do not feel great with it being on ,putting pressure on the hydraulic system.Just my 2 cents.
 
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I have one works great out in the field.However me personally that’s where I use it,I do not use it for extended periods.Meaning I do not leav it on for extended parking.Being an old school mechanic,I do not feel great with it being on ,putting pressure on the hydraulic system.Just my 2 cents.
Parking brakes on mainstream vehicles are mechanical,that’s all I’m going to say.
 
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I have one works great out in the field.However me personally that’s where I use it,I do not use it for extended periods.Meaning I do not leav it on for extended parking.Being an old school mechanic,I do not feel great with it being on ,putting pressure on the hydraulic system.Just my 2 cents.
Yep. Agree. I only use mine sparingly. Good advice regrarding use.
 
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I have one works great out in the field.However me personally that’s where I use it,I do not use it for extended periods.Meaning I do not leav it on for extended parking.Being an old school mechanic,I do not feel great with it being on ,putting pressure on the hydraulic system.Just my 2 cents.
Two questions
1-What is considered an extended period of time in this case?
30 minutes, 60 minutes?

2- What damage can result and how do you notice the damage?

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Two questions
1-What is considered an extended period of time in this case?
30 minutes, 60 minutes?

2- What damage can result and how do you notice the damage?

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60 minutes,just my opinion.Hydralic systems are the same as u use driving.I personally saw an arctic cat that had a parking system off a hydraulic system.Long story short 2 days later the pressure bleed off and it went a hundred yards down hill from where it was parked!A lot of things affect set hydraulic pressure,temperature being number one in this case.Hot being when parked.Overnight temperature dropped,as well as the parked psi,then the machine took off.
 
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60 minutes,just my opinion.Hydralic systems are the same as u use driving.I personally saw an arctic cat that had a parking system off a hydraulic system.Long story short 2 days later the pressure bleed off and it went a hundred yards down hill from where it was parked!A lot of things affect set hydraulic pressure,temperature being number one in this case.Hot being when parked.Overnight temperature dropped,as well as the parked psi,then the machine took off.
As far as damage goes,when u apply brake pressure you do not hold ur foot on the pedal for hours on end.The system was not designed for this.Just a lot of excessive psi for hours on end.
 
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Thank you. I appreciate your thoughts on expansion and contraction of brake fluid due to temperatures. Drum brake systems always had a residual brake pressure and i do not recall there ever being an issue that was temperature related. -30C to +30C.
Smaller systems of course may be effected more. Especially if the system is not in perfect condition. Ex: Moisture in brake fluid or poor bore sealing. A simple parking brake set up on my Pioneer is a back up to the parking pawl. I have applied the hydraulic pressure parking brake and left it for days and it was still holding. That of course is just my experience.
 

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