Using 4wd to slow down
I was reading the last issue of trailer life, the article a couple wrote about looking for a new truck. In the article they said that when going down a step grade they will put their truck in 4wd low ...
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westend wrote:
I've never had the need to use the 4 wheel drive to limit my speed down an incline. The trick, for me, is starting downhill at a lower speed.
No offense but you just haven't found a real incline yet. :)
The steepest I drove up/down with my 4000# camper on board was over 13% grade for 1-2 miles on a gravel forest road. Without low range I would have given the brakes far too big of a workout. In low range I let it roll down the hill with occasional braking. I started at a speed of nearly 0 where it started getting steep.
