This SAE Recommended Practice establishes methods to determine grade parking performance with respect to: a. Ability of the parking brake system to lock the braked wheels. b. The trailer holding or sliding on the grade@ fully loaded@ or unloaded. c. Applied manual effort. d. Unburnished or burnished brake lining friction conditions. e. Down and upgrade directions. Purpose This document establishes a uniform procedure for determining the parking performance on a grade of any new trailer with manufacturer's maximum weight rating of more than 4540 kg (10000 pounds) intended for roadway use.
SAE J1452-2018 history
2018SAE J1452-2018 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure
2011SAE J1452-2011 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure
2002SAE J1452-2002 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure
1995SAE J1452-1995 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure
1988SAE J1452-1988 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure
1985SAE J1452-1985 Trailer Grade Parking Performance Test Procedure