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Brake Lights Check

Put a long stick between the seat and the brake pedal, thereby pushing the brake pedal down and activating the brakes and the brake lights. Can also check the brake stroke when wheels are chocked. BOL

I use a bungee cord around the shifter to hold the trolley brake in the on position

when i took my test i just had the inspector do it

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Originally Posted by classicxl

when i took my test i just had the inspector do it

ClassicXL: What happened to the nose of your truck?? :shock:

Didn't see a school bus stop or something??? :lol:

i could not help it i found this pic of the argosy's Werner use to run and just had to put it on the board. It seems like they all disappeared off the face of the earth when Werner got rid of them. I don't think i have ever seen one on the road with these colors since

Re: checking brake lights

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Originally Posted by thejunkman

I was helping my little brother with his CDL permit test and was reading the manual again. One thing I noticed is that it said you must check the marker, turn, 4 way, tail, and BRAKE lights seperatly. So how do you check the brake lights? I dont know of any way to turn on the brake lamps only and have enough time to walk back and check them, wait maybeI do....a rubber tarp strap on the Trolley bar??? :D

I remeber just walking around and making sure that the lights were working, ie brake lights turned on with marker lights.

Just curious

Just back up to a JB Hunt truck and mash the brake...look in your mirror and if he's taken on a funky pink color you're good to go.

Most Driver's I observe... check their Brake lights with a pen. They mark the little box on their pretrip inspection sheet with a check. :?

When i took my class A test i told the examiner (once i had done all other in cab items including all the brake test) that i would now check my lights, she told me she would spot for me to check them, i stayed in the cab while she motioned for me to check all the lights.

pain was the truck i was supposed to take had a fuel leak the morning i was supposed to take it, so my friend and i had to boot someone (friends company owned the trucks) out of his truck so i could take it, got there and when i did my light check the none of the lights worked due to a bad connection in the turn signal box, when the examiner noticed this she came to the door as i was smacking the hell out of the box and they started working. when they did she told me OK don't touch it again they are working... lol and i did my road test.

i guess my point is the examiners aren't "out to fail you", and are understanding if its something they can help with. mine was very friendly and i spent my entire road test talking about everything under the sun with her (even got her phone number).

if you are ready and know what you are doing they seem to be ready and willing to help you.
I've gone thru the test 2 times once for my class B and now for my class A(cause like a dumb ass i just thought oh well all ill ever want to drive is a dump truck) and have good experience's both times.
Just relax take your time and be nice