Black Mountain Up and Down advice
Been awhile since descending BM and I have never went up BM (diffenert route prior). As I am traveling west (up) I will be using my truck (signature) and pulling my parents TT - 7500 to 8000 pounds. ...
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Merrykalia wrote:
I will agree that you need to hold it back a bit going downhill, but if you use your tow/haul mode on your truck and hold it back to about 50 to begin your descent. You are on an interstate highway (I assume you are on I-40), so don't hold it back to 35 or 40 mph. That could get you killed with traffic flying by you going 60 mph. Use your brake to slow you down to about 50, then let it coast on down until you get about 60, then brake again to slow it down to 50. Keep doing this all the way down the mountain.
I respectfully disagree with this. I think you should pick your speed and choose the gear to hold you at that speed without braking.
