2005 1 ton Ram diesel
In 2005 my husband & I went fulltime with a large 5th wheel & our new from the factory Ram. We fulltimed for almost 8 years. The truck now has 160,000 miles on it. It seems to run great. Have had ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
Everyone should keep in mind, her concern was likely due to someone telling her she needs one...possibly someone who sells them.
The forum allows other non-financially benefiting view points...so saying she will feel better because she was scared by a exhaust brake salesman is a bit of a self fulfilling prophesy.
Again, they are nice but most certainly not needed in this situation and the cost relative to the value of the truck is a bit high unless she demonstrates an unusual situation (which so far she hasn't) that would change it from "nice to have" to "necessity".
Have YOU personally towed with a 4 speed auto trans Cummins on 5-7% grades with 15-16K combined load? It's almost like going down hill in neutral. Dropping a gear does not help much! Plain and simple you are using truck and trailer brakes to control speed. But hey I guess that's what those emergency ramps are for.;)
She sad, "I would love advise from any of you with experience with these trucks if it would be a good idea for me to add the extra accessory brake? It will cost $2500."
I don't see anywhere her mentioning money is tight? Nor did she mention a Salesman saying it was needed. I did see where she wanted "advise from any of you with experience with these trucks".
I did for years with a 10K 5th wheel (18K combined) behind a 2001 with a 47RE and it was no big deal using a little common sense. What kind of load is she talking about, 24 ft was mentioned which shouldn’t be anywhere near that weight. I would never tell anyone not to get an EB because they are great but whether one is necessary is another question.
