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drum brake [′drəm ‚brāk] (mechanical engineering) A brake in which two curved shoes fitted with heat- and wear-resistant linings are forced against the surface of a rotating drum. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tri Dharma Wisesa (TDW) manufactures disc brakes, drum brakes and friction material for drum brakes, and Akebono Corporation Asia Pte. Their purchasing department told us that drum brakes cost less than discs," he said, "and that's true on a strict part-for-part basis. As speeds are increasing for agricultural self-propelled vehicles, demands on braking systems are also increasing, and traditional hydrostatic or drum brake solutions are often inadequate to meet the braking needs of these faster machines, according to Joseph P. |
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