Going down steep grades with a Class C

"use your brakes a lot..." Then you won't have any brakes.

I use my Banks "speed brake" but you should just down shift a gear or two.

Just take your time, downshift and let the engine handle most of the braking. Your on vacation, no rush.

kerrlakeroo wrote:
Just take your time, downshift and let the engine handle most of the braking. Your on vacation, no rush.

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Thanks to all the replies. Pretty much the answers I was expecting

As said before, use your brakes as a secondary means of keeping your speed down. Let your engine/tranny be the primary means to slow. One trick the truckers use is to set your "safe speed" going down hill, say, at 40 mph. Brake hard until your speed drops 5 mph then stop braking and let your speed build back up to 40 and repeat.

Old rule...go down the hill the same speed you go up it....

You probably want to use tow/haul mode as well, assuming you have a Ford E-series chassis.

Spyone wrote:
Thanks to all the replies. Pretty much the answers I was expecting

My significant other was driving down using the brakes... "What's that smell???" she asked.

:E

pauldub wrote:
You probably want to use tow/haul mode as well, assuming you have a Ford E-series chassis.

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