Down Hill Braking on a Ford Chassis
Guru's, This may seem a silly question, but, on my DP when going down a long or steep grade, I just downshift my Alison to a lower gear and hit the exhaust brake as needed. I never have to use the ...
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Roadglider09 wrote:
Wow, all good info. On my DP, I downshift to 4th, or 3rd, hit the engine brake and my rpm never goes over 2500. Same going up grade, down shift to a lower gear and keep my rpm's at between 2000 - 2300, which is where I get the most power.
Relative to redlines, 2500 rpm on a Cummins C series or a Cat C7 is equivalent to running a Ford Triton V10 or V8 up to 6000. The different types of engines are engineered for different operating speed ranges, There are even larger diesels that never get over 1600, and some that top out as low as 300 rpm. What some other type of engine does has not much relevance to how to use a Triton V10 for engine braking, so better not to base technique on what works with a different engine.
