Towing this with 3/4 ton
Looking for thoughts on how this would behave: 2013 F250 diesel crew cab (short bed 4x4) pull rite slider From Ford Spec sheet: GVWR 10,000# Max payload: 3240# Max 5th wheel trailer weight 15,...
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allcool wrote:
Don't get me wrong, not saying some of these downhill grades aren't very challenging or don't take a skilled knowledgeable driver, or don't tax ones nerves. Just that with the new trucks shouldn't have to ride your brakes hard enough to glaze/smoke them.
jmo
9 mile canyon road is 6% on average, though fairly long. I can do a 6% downhill all day long with no sweat.
Not disputing the glaze/smoked brakes. The comment was "never have to touch the brakes". Crawford Notch is 13% and with 17K on the back of my truck, even with Fords breaking system, I can't just let her roll. Try that and the speed WILL eventually get out of the good sense zone. I've been on some secondary roads that were even steeper, though thankfully not as long or twisty, and while the truck handled everything ok just the sight of that downhill can make the ol' cheeks want to pucker a bit. :)
