blt2ski wrote:
transamz9 wrote:
Rule of thumb, use the same gear going down as you would going up.
That was a good rule of thumb back about 10-15 plus years ago. With so many of our trucks able to pull typical freeway grades at the speed limit. using a gear or two below what you use going up might be a better option in all honesty! my 02 on this one......
Marty
X2 on the above. Having traveled the West, Western Canada and Alaska this past summer I generally used one or two gears lower with exhaust brake engaged coming down that going up. Thus allowed much safer and more controlled down grades and required next to no use of the brakes.
