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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 | What was the first year hydraulic brake systems were manufactured in our stovebolts?
PS Sill lookin for a 37
Chris
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 258 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 258 | Chevy got 'em in 1936.
Same brakes passenger and 1/2 ton from '36-'48, 1/2 ton thru '50.
( Cars went to 5-lug drum ins in '49, but retained the Huck brakes thru '50.)
Frank McMullen
1941 Chevy dump truck
1949 GMC 100 pick-up
1954 Chevy 3600 pick-up
1955.1 4400 dump truck
1941 De Soto & other MoPars
1928 Model A F**D Special Coupe
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 | Thanks for info, as you see I'm new to this. So what are Huck brakes? Is that a brand?
Chris
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | Huck is the style or configuration that GM used until adopting the Bendix system - parts are less readily available and more expensive, but they work fine - pic of hucks in the manual Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 315 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 315 | GMC had juice brakes in 1935, the "Huck Style". | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 738 | wow those are kinda different, that is a cool piece of gm history. thanks for teaching me something i had not even heard of.
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton My Machine | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 | Again thanks for info as Fort Knox sez WOW.
I jumped into red58's links , what a world of information.
This "IS" The Place.
Chris
Chris
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 | GM introduced the hydraulic brakes on the 1935 Canadian 2 ton Maple leaf trucks before installing them on the 36 1/2 ton trucks. The 1.5 ton trucks did not get hydraulic brakes until about Feburary of 1936 (production on 36 started in Late Nov/early Dec. of 35)
34 & 35 trucks are the greatest
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