mowermech wrote:
BarneyS wrote:
2oldman wrote:
Bedlam wrote:
I use the EB in traffic as much as I do the hills - It's not just for elevation descents, but for any desired deceleration.
Yes, I forgot about that. I do that all the time..really saves the service brakes. I'm sure we've all heard that incredibly loud FAP-FAP-FAP-FAP of an unumuffled Jake brake (is that right?) in our travels.
They are not talking about Jake Brakes here.
Barney
Sorry, Barney, but my old 1994 Dodge CTD 3500 had a Jacobs Rambrake on it. According to the Jacobs website, if Jacobs made it, it IS a "Jake Brake"!
If Jacobs says it is a Jake Brake, I am certainly not about to argue with them!
As for the OP, get the Jacobs Rambrake. I enjoyed mine greatly! My Gross Combined Vehicle Weight was 21,180 lbs when towing the fifth wheel. I crossed the Continental Divide, the Sierras, and the Cascade Range several times. The Jacobs Rambrake was worth its weight in gold!
Your brake is made by Jacobs but it is not a "Jake brake", which is a very different type of device.
Definition of Jake Brake
