Sentences with electric retarder
- There are conventional shoe brakes on all wheels of tractor and trailer, plus an electric retarder mounted on the drive shaft of the tractor and on a live axle of the trailer.You will need to specify electric retarders to meet the regulations for use in such hilly terrain.The coach driver said, "If I were to use the brakes on these mountain roads, they would glow red hot and fade. That’s why I use the electric retarder".