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Brakes Are An Essential Part Of Our Lives

Most people are well aware that when you drive a motor vehicle it will have a brake, and also a clutch - as long as it does not have an automatic gearbox in which case it only has the brakes. What most people may not realise is that many other pieces of equipment also require a brake and a clutch, including things such as cranes, for instance. That is understandable if you are not an engineer, but they are essential in order for everything to work as it should. So, if you are operating a crane from a cab 100 feet or more above the ground, there has to be a way to stop it when it lowers a heavy item, or any item really, to the ground - or the other way around, when it has lifted the load to whatever height is required. For that, you need a brake and a clutch. There are also many other pieces of equipment that are needed to swing the jib around and to run the load out along the jib to wherever it needs to be, and that includes a brake and clutch too. When you stop to think about it