Having read all of the posts so far I've got to call it somewhat of a so far as most make a prety valid point. Jakes brakes, when used properly, are a great thing. In fact I just came back from a service call in the mountains of NC yesterday and used mine all the way back down the mountain. Without it I would have either turned some car into a pile of wreckage, or done the same to myself and my truck.
As far as the guys that learned years ago on trucks without Jakes, all I can say is be glad your not still driving. Years ago there weren't but maybe 1/2 to 1/3 of the amount of cars and trucks on the road as there are nowdays. With the addtion of all of those new cars and trucks came the addtion of about 10 times more idiots that feel that they are the ones that own the road and you, as a truck driver, are in their domain, and as such they have the right-of-way 110% of the time. So, when your driving around in town, and doing your best to maintain a safe stopping distance between you and the car in front, using regular brakes, you'd be well advised to keep the Jake on anyway because you never know when some idiot is going to cut your safe distance by 1/2 or more. I've had it happen too many times to count since the majority of my driving is around a city the size of Charlotte.
Too, I see guys using the Jake all the time for shifting, and I've got to say that is a bit much. Like some of the other posts have said, there is an on/off switch located on the dash. roblem is it's up to the driver to use their own discression and common sense to know when to cut it off.
Beyond that I don't claim to know much about horses, but the people I do know that have them wouldn't haul them, or ride them around others unless they were 100% BOMB PROOF. Don't know whyt your's freaked just from the sound of a Jake, but it did, your upset, and given the circumstances I guess you have the right to be since your side of things is all any of us know. Still, upset or not, mess with someone's family during a funeral and your probably going to get an a$$ kicking that there is no doubt you do deserve.
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