Brake Pads
Does anyone here think it is necessary to have heavy duty brake pads on your truck while towing, and are there heavy duty brake pads available for an F-150 or F-250? I ask because at a recent routi...
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I used to think that I was pretty good at mountain driving, having lived in Colorado for a couple of decades, and tackling grades like those found on Wolf Creek Pass, which is a one lane winding road in both directions with oncoming traffic and very steep grades; a minimum 500 foot drop on one side with no fence or barrier between you and that drop, and a very high sheer mountain wall falling rock zone on the other side. Wolf Creek pass used to be a white knuckle drive for me back in the 1980’s even if I were just driving a car and not towing.
But now I see there is more to handling steep grades than I once thought, thanks to the input of you folks. I learned how to drive in Germany on the autobahn and the first thing I ever drove was a U.S. Army 2 ½ ton truck with 5-forward gears and a high and low crankcase. That was back in 1964 and I did some towing with that military vehicle but not down many steep grades. You’re never too old to learn how to drive.
As a side note; I lost my eyesight during the Vietnam War and was totally blind for about 5-years, went through more than a dozen eye surgeries to regain my eyesight, and now have 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye. The State of California allows people to drive even if they only have one eye and that eye has at least a 20/40 visual acuity. After regaining my eyesight when I thought about buying a 5th wheel I was uncomfortable because of my fragile eyesight. I thought I’d wipe out a bunch of parked cars but I’ve gotten good at handling my 5th wheel. Even so, I do realize that there will most likely come a day when I am either unable, or just should not, drive anymore.
But now I see there is more to handling steep grades than I once thought, thanks to the input of you folks. I learned how to drive in Germany on the autobahn and the first thing I ever drove was a U.S. Army 2 ½ ton truck with 5-forward gears and a high and low crankcase. That was back in 1964 and I did some towing with that military vehicle but not down many steep grades. You’re never too old to learn how to drive.
As a side note; I lost my eyesight during the Vietnam War and was totally blind for about 5-years, went through more than a dozen eye surgeries to regain my eyesight, and now have 20/30 in one eye and 20/40 in the other eye. The State of California allows people to drive even if they only have one eye and that eye has at least a 20/40 visual acuity. After regaining my eyesight when I thought about buying a 5th wheel I was uncomfortable because of my fragile eyesight. I thought I’d wipe out a bunch of parked cars but I’ve gotten good at handling my 5th wheel. Even so, I do realize that there will most likely come a day when I am either unable, or just should not, drive anymore.
