Predator 360SW brake modification

[Spoons]

Any owners of the Predator 360SW or in fact any other grinders with the same brake problems come up with a better system? Getting pretty bored of it being terrible at holding the wheels. Make the cable tight and it just snaps. I was thinking of putting a thicker cable on but need to have a bigger diameter black sheath thing but cant find anything suitable. Any help will be much appreciated

 

Ross.

[rapalaman]

Mines exactly the same - very poor system on an otherwise good machine. The newer cables do seem to have more crimps on the loop, which is where mine failed last time

[dan494]

Is it worth getting some wheel wedges seeing as those are turntable machines?

I've got a rock machinery grinder and the brakes never gripped as I'd like it to so never use it!

[Spoons]

Anyone know where I can get a length of round spiral wire? Thinking of getting a larger diameter spiral so I can put in a thicker length of cable. Hopefuly then it wont snap so easily....... Cant find anybody that sells them on the internet.

 

[Wolfie]

Shame about the brakes on what's otherwise a cracking little grinder.

I've resigned myself to having to replace a broken cable two or three times a year and so aways order a spare.

 

I've thought about trying to adapt it to a disc brake but as the swing action goings from tyre to tyre, it will be very difficult.

[Spoons]

Wolfie do you know the diameter of the cable? Might just buy a few hundred meters for every other job.....

[Wolfie]

Not sure but must only be 1 or 2mm. Please update us if you successfully source a heavy duty cable that fits.

[PeteB]

I'm sure that some sort of Bowden cable would be available if you can find a supplier.