The fork end release tool releases the tensioner button and fits securely under the pull pawl for hands-free operation, and the 5/16-inch double square reversible ratcheting wrench adjusts the brake system, which avoids damage caused by the prying force of other tools. The ARES 2-Piece Automatic Slack Adjuster Release Tool Set includes two different tools to quickly and easily adjust slack adjusters on trucks and trailers with air braking systems. Slakjak is a well‐designed tool that should be standard equipment for every professional driver, and is invaluable for every Safety Manager looking to enhance quality, reduce accidents, prevent injuries, and improve their overall level of safety performance.Self-Service Your Air Brake System Quickly And Easily Slakjak was designed by a driver, for a driver and is proudly manufactured in the USA. The final result is Slakjak – a simple, easy to use, quality tool, which will make brake inspections quick, clean, fast and far more likely to be performed by a driver during pre‐trip inspections, versus messy conventional methods. Steve recruited an experienced fabricator and friend, Ralph, to help him come up with a way to produce a greater quantity without ever sacrificing quality. Eventually the demand increased to the point that the one at a time, handcrafted method could not keep up. Each time he would see the drivers he had given tools to, he would pick their brains about what worked and what didn’t work, updating and perfecting along the way. He spent countless hours in his workshop, cutting and welding, bending and shaping, and then giving the result to a driver for them to test and give him feedback. In the beginning Steve started fabricating out of anything he could get a hold of. The only way to ensure the brakes were adjusted correctly was to check them, and Steve knew there just had to be a better way. The most commonly used method for checking brakes involved setting and releasing, walking back and forth between cab and trailer, crawling on the ground, getting greasy and dirty, which reduced the probability of a proper inspection. The saying “time is money” in the trucking industry are not just words, but a way of life. Steve also knew that many times brakes went unchecked because it was a messy, time consuming task. Overuse of mal adjusted brakes in that situation, will heat the brake drums and shoes to the point where the brakes are of little or no use, with the potential for a catastrophic brake failure. He knew that trucks driving under load, travelling the Baker Grade and the I‐15 Cajon Pass,between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, with its steep grades, would put a lot of stress on the truck’s brake systems. Steve saw right away how many trucks were coming in for repairs that were often due to mal adjusted brakes. In 2005, he went to work for a premium bulk carrier in the High Desert area of Southern California, working in their state of the art truck repair shop. Steve is a veteran driver, of ten years, who commuted up and down the Cajon Pass on I‐15, between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, driving for an over the road trucking company. Slakjak – a tool designed to check the slack adjustment in trailer brakes was invented by Steve O’Grady.
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