Hi rod, I have come across a system like this in a Terberg dock truck before, the vehicle I worked on had the electrical side disconected to stop the brakes operating automaticly.
you state that the isolator was faulty so the hand brake could not be applied, but the truck I worked on had an air operated hand brake valve that was completely seperate to the air solenoid that operated the auto brake.
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