Jake brakes what, not where

[Paul Ivsin]

The Jacobs Manufacturing Company (established 1903, A. I. Jacobs, president,
now known as Jacobs Vehicle Systems) developed "Jake Brakes" in 1960.

Product specs are on their web site, http://www.jakebrakes.com

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Paul Ivsin
paul at ivsin.com
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From: "Paul M. Johnson" <paulzjoh at MTNHOME.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: Jake brakes what, not where


a system of using engine compression as a method of breaking heavy duty
trucks. The noise is in effect the unmuffled engine. Where the name came
from is unknown to me.