I used these for years, they're excellent for winching.. but definitely not for parking. the reason they were popular was because they were fast, easy to use...but... instead of just using a stick to hold the foot brake... It held brakes on without the brake lights on the entire time.... why is that an issue? no it wasn't electrical load... it was because back then... everything used regular incandescent light bulbs... and they got HOT... hot enough to actually melt light housings & wires when left on for long periods of time. (remember, they used two filaments, a low consumption one for the dim tail lights.. a second thicker one (Brighter) for the brake lights... the Brake light ones were much hotter... no big deal stopping in traffic.. but on long winchouts... you can be there awhile... and repeated use caused melted light housings, melted bulb holders & wiring.. not an issue on modern LED lights.. but the Mico was still a great tool.
They will absolutely leak down! My 1989 F6 rolled into a tree in my driveway sometime this past week! I drove it last Sunday and noticed this morning it had moved. Best I can tell so far, it's the only parking brake in the truck??!
That is why they say not to use it as a parking brake, it is a great product when used correctly. I would defiantly recommend repairing or adding a mechanical park brake.
@@tingleyent2149 replaced all the rubber brake lines, trying to find information about what the parking brake was from the factory.. currently the only parking system on the truck, other than wheel chocks.
Have a Mico Brake Lock on my '66 Chevy K10 (4wd 1/2 ton) that the old rancher before me put on. It worked great for the 25 years that i've owned the truck (so probably more like 30+), and is the only E brake (stock cable E brake was removed long ago). Alas, it quit working 2yrs ago, so trying to find a replacement controller unit (anyone know of one?). Mine only has an electric switch on the dash, so is different than this model.
My dad has one on his f750 bucket truck. Used it for probably almost 20years. Not sure how long it was in the truck before he got it.... Now it's stuck on???? Any idea's?
I used these for years, they're excellent for winching.. but definitely not for parking. the reason they were popular was because they were fast, easy to use...but... instead of just using a stick to hold the foot brake... It held brakes on without the brake lights on the entire time.... why is that an issue? no it wasn't electrical load... it was because back then... everything used regular incandescent light bulbs... and they got HOT... hot enough to actually melt light housings & wires when left on for long periods of time. (remember, they used two filaments, a low consumption one for the dim tail lights.. a second thicker one (Brighter) for the brake lights... the Brake light ones were much hotter... no big deal stopping in traffic.. but on long winchouts... you can be there awhile... and repeated use caused melted light housings, melted bulb holders & wiring.. not an issue on modern LED lights.. but the Mico was still a great tool.
My F600 rollback has a single circuit lock but it holds all the wheels because I got single circuit brakes. Works really good too
They will absolutely leak down! My 1989 F6 rolled into a tree in my driveway sometime this past week! I drove it last Sunday and noticed this morning it had moved. Best I can tell so far, it's the only parking brake in the truck??!
That is why they say not to use it as a parking brake, it is a great product when used correctly. I would defiantly recommend repairing or adding a mechanical park brake.
@@tingleyent2149 replaced all the rubber brake lines, trying to find information about what the parking brake was from the factory.. currently the only parking system on the truck, other than wheel chocks.
Many medium duty trucks used a driveline brake on the back of the transmission.
Have a Mico Brake Lock on my '66 Chevy K10 (4wd 1/2 ton) that the old rancher before me put on. It worked great for the 25 years that i've owned the truck (so probably more like 30+), and is the only E brake (stock cable E brake was removed long ago). Alas, it quit working 2yrs ago, so trying to find a replacement controller unit (anyone know of one?). Mine only has an electric switch on the dash, so is different than this model.
How does it deactivate???! Without a switch
that truck is mint just saying its gotta have high mileage did it go over mil lol
That is hard to say, i'm guessing 200-300k.
Is this the same system that is on a 1964 F350? Is it hydraulic or hoe is it used. There is no parking break pedal anywhere.
My dad has one on his f750 bucket truck. Used it for probably almost 20years. Not sure how long it was in the truck before he got it.... Now it's stuck on???? Any idea's?
Thats what i wanna know. Same issue
If the little pin that the lever pushes in doesn’t go in far enough it might not release
Where did you buy this for around $250 bucks?
Well that was several years ago, and that vendor doesn’t sell it anymore. Looks like the price has gone up a little bit.
So unsafe product if you have stupid friends.... Got it!