Ford 7.3 engine users?
Looking to start a discussion with Ford 7.3 gas owners and how they like the truck. My next truck will be pulling a 14-15K 5th wheel and will be a long bed crew cab. The 7.3 looks to be a really coo...
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Me Again wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I do not think much of TFLs exhaust brake reviews.
They have a narrow set of "rules" for it. If the truck doesn't fare well under their rules, it gets a bad score...The do not read the manuals to see how each trucks EB is setup to work. One can quibble about not liking how a trucks EB is setup to work, but they should not be penalizing such trucks for poor performance, when if operated according to their manuals the results are fine.
I agree. I towed at 24,500 combined with my 2015 RAM 3500 and always ran the exhaust brake in that manual mode and selected my descent gear myself and seldom had to use my service brakes. We are talking Western states and many passes to cross. The thing about relying on the truck to do it all, is it does that have eyes and the ability to see and process what is occurring up ahead.
I can see running the test without manually operating the exhaust brake or selecting gears. Unfortunately, many don't have a full understanding of how to use them, so it's reasonable to assume they won't. Also, it introduces variability between tests if the drivers don't react exactly the same.
But presumably, they should be smart enough to turn on tow/haul...in fact it makes no sense that MH's don't have it "on" as default and trucks turn it "on" as default when it senses a trailer hooked up. Then you can override if you deem it not appropriate. I've found myself 50-100miles into a drive only to realize I forgot to turn it on. Not a big deal as I'm watching what's going on when in hilly/mountainous terrain but it would make more sense to have it on without my having to think about it.
