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Vehicle Inspection Trailer

Question:
What's the most convenient way to get on the spot analysis of the brakes and axle weight of every truck in your fleet?

Answer:
Let Gooch Brake & Equipment bring the Vehicle Inspection Trailer to you!

 

Gooch Brake & Equipment wants to be your partner in putting the safest fleet on the road.

Our highly maneuverable, self contained VIT can easily and quickly give you an analysis of your vehicle or entire fleet. All we need is your vehicle our VIT and a level approach area.

The information obtained from the VIT includes the following

  • Axle weight test results displayed as right and left wheels individually and total axle weight
  • Maximum Brake Torque, left and right wheel individually and total
  • Maximum Park Brake Torque, left and right wheel individually and total
  • Balance, as a percentage between left and right wheel
  • Deceleration. Vehicles ability to stop given its weight and brake torque. Left and right individually and total
  • Minimum and Maximum rolling resistance, left and right individually and total
  • Average rolling resistance, left and right individually and total
  • Rolling resistance ratio, left and right individually and average
  • Relationships also displayed for looking at information axle by axle
  • Information appears in both chart and graphic form
This information enables the operator to test, identify, correct, and verify corrective action- by comparing pre and post tests.

Common problems are recorded below:

  • Incorrect brake adjustment

  • Incorrect lining to drum radius

  • Glazed or contaminated linings

  • Faulty slacks or scams

  • Badly worn or seized can shaft bushings

  • Seized wheel cylinders

  • Drums out of round

  • Hot spots in drum

  • Improper crack valves

  • Sticky air valves

  • Leaking oil seals

  • Blocked air lines

  • Worn or damaged geometry

  • Damaged lines or hoses

  • Broken spring coils in park brake chamber

 
This equipment diagnoses and records aspects of the air system, helping the technician to:
  • See differentials between mechanical and air problems
  • Check and record pre and post brake efficiency
  • Develop an electronic and or paper record of a vehicle's road worthiness
The software is customized to display pass and fail criteria based on one or all of the above areas.

This equipment is available with many other features. Please call if we can be of service or answer any questions.

Contact us at 816-421-3085 Ask for Jim Jenkins or Larry Smith

We are a VISCHECK member. For more information, go to: www.gotovis.com

                                                           

 
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