First, you must state specifically to the truck manufacturer or trailer builder what loads are to be carried, and have some idea on load distribution, type of operations--such as a city operation with plenty of stop and go driving, terrain-- such as mountainous or level, climate, trade policy and expected annual mileage. In short, you must be specific as to the truck''s job application.The truck and the trailer builder design the braking system based on axle loading. Overloaded vehicles will not comply with government standards, nor will they be in proper balance. To ensure the brake lining is not overrated for the loads that the axles will carry, you should specify a specific gross axle weight rating (GAWR) for their axles.Secondly, you must ensure that the brakes on the powered vehicle are compatible with the brakes on the trailer. This applies to foundation brakes and friction materials, to air transmission times and to proper piping and valves. Trends in air brake systems

Carry up to 430 bushels of bulk seed in the new 1910 Commodity Air Cart. Use the 1895 Fertilizer Placement Tool to put down seed and fertilizer at the same time, saving a nitrogen pass. If you''ve got big ground, hitch up to one of the new ultra-wide DB Series Planters, acre-eating machines available in widths up to 80 feet. For grain producers who work in a variety of field conditions, try the new 1590 No-Till Drill.One goal, ten products, countless hours saved. How do we describe our new line of planting tools?

RILEY''S TRUCK FETISH HAS FORCED me to confront a much bigger, profoundly resonant issue. I expected to approach childrearing on an individual basis -- one mom to one boy. But the older Riley gets, the more I find that I am dealing with huge forces, maybe even genes, informing our relationship in ways I did not expect. I have a son who loves trucks, a love that seems to be a common denominator among boy toddlers; even Riley''s gentle, retiring friend Justin is wild for them. Many afternoons, when I would love to sit quietly with my little boy, reading, drawing, telling stories, listening to music, he bounces about wildly, waving dump trucks in my face, rushing after the cats, shrieking. I''ve watched first-time moms of girls look on in horror as Riley revs around the playroom at the library, wrenching books and toys from other kids, shouting, looking for reactions and connections, looking to make friends. Normal boy behavior? It pleases me that some of my antiracism work can inform my ongoing exploration of gender differences: Respecting and accommodating differences doesn''t mean we raise one gender above the other. We just accept that they are different.

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