lawnspecialties wrote:
IdaD wrote:
Me Again wrote:
At my age(will complete my 8th decade on the planet next June) I am slowly deciding that being the first to the top of the hill is not that important anymore.
I'm half your age and think speed up a hill towing among any of the diesels has been a draw for at least a decade now, if not more. The exhaust brake is an area Ford and GM can still meaningfully improve, imo.
I agree with you there about the exhaust brake. Ram has always been strong there. But that being said, I have a friend who runs a 2020 SRW F350 with a Jayco Pinnacle. He stated on his way down Black Mountain (NC) all he had to do was set the exhaust brake to auto and he never had to touch the brake one time. It held a constant speed all the way down.
I'm not 100% sure how that auto setting operates but whatever he did, I'd be happy with that result.
It all depends on the grade and weight of the RV. My 24k RV plus 1.5k MC trailer and Bike require full EB and setting cruise at lower than desired speed. I can descend any West Coast grade without a single brake application but I need to be in the correct gear for the grade.
