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Thank you very much for your help, I think i can trust someone with that many posts to their name! :)

Hi, Sorry, it is a free rolling 'truck' but is being driven at a speed of 0.204m/s - it is driven directly on the tyres and due to the gearbox driving the tyre being 'self sustaining' the truck will not speed up down the hill, only continue at 0.204m/s. The angle of the slope is 8.5°...

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Hi all, Embarassed to ask as seems simple, i have done the maths but answer seems too low! - have looked all over for worked example to follow but no luck :( I have a free rolling mass of 2200kg that is being driven down a slope at 0.204m/s. This mass must be braked to a stop in 0.5m i...