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    Braking calculations while going down a slope pullling a load

    I've been out for a week at the mines but I have a another question. How do I find the distance it takes my machine to stop on going down the slope at the speed I have stated?
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    Braking calculations while going down a slope pullling a load

    Thanks for all the responses everyone. I have not used a site like this before and it has been extremely helpful. I did not take offense Danger, sorry if I came across that way. It has been few years since I've been using my engineering degree, now I'm back in the field instead of managing...
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    Braking calculations while going down a slope pullling a load

    No, it is not a typo. I work in the coal mining industry, we haul giant size loads.
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    Braking calculations while going down a slope pullling a load

    I'm trying to find out how to see if my brakes will lock up or my tires will continue to roll through the following scenario. I have a machine that weighs 42,000 lbs. I'm pulling a 110,00 lbs trailer with load (no brakes on the trailer). This is a rubber tired machine going down a 8 degree...
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