Are you scared of the mountains!!
Are you scared of taking your toad and MH's over the mountains ( let's say out west). If your loaded and within your weight capacity and towing capacity of the rigs you own, would mountain driving sto...
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Ivylog wrote:RayChez wrote:
Climbing mountains is no problem for diesel engines, BUT! coming down in my opinion can be more dangerous. Make sure you use your Jake brake or exhaust brake. Very important because if you start riding the coach brakes, you could lose your brakes and then you would have a run away coach which could be disastrous.
Going slow up a mountain is not going to hurt you, but going too fast down will. Until you know your rig's capabilities you need to come down in the same gear at the same speed you went up.
I beg to differ with you on the same gear that you went up in, as you didn't go up that side and there can be a lot of difference, like with Donner's Pass in CA for example. My recommendation is to always gear down to the point of not having to use your brakes or very sparingly, shut off you mirrors and don't worry about what's behind you if there's not a passing lane. Naturally sticking to the interstates in the Mountains, helps a lot.
