I guess this will get moved but.. my metal detecting Jeep ( my third!!) had a catastrophic brake failure this weekend!! The hardline ruptured and there was a complete loss of braking power!!! My wife had been running errands in it, with both my MonkeyBoy Jrs were in the car, she pulled in the driveway and I went up about 3 minutes later to go digging and the brakes were out... you could hear it spraying out every time I hit the pedal!!! Talk about some scary stuff!! I had the lines all replaced and the whole system checked. I wore my first Jeep out at 140K, bent the rear axle on the 2nd... and this happened to the third at 80K... While in the shop I upgrade the suspension to Moog parts.. I guess it's time to invest in some skid plates!! or a humvee!!! ;-) Maybe it's time to write up a "pre digging" checklist!! To make this "timely".. I did dig a funky copper.. you can make out Britannia on the front but it is oblong with a smooth back... I'll post a pic soon... be careful out there people.... snakes and ticks are not the only dangers in the hobby it would seem!!!
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