2011-present 6.7 superduty owners ?
I just sold my diesel pusher motor home and I'm going back to a fifthwheel. Even though I have owned two ford diesels (7.3&6.0), I was leaning towards a gas truck with 4.30 axle to tow my new fifthwhe...
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The Mad Norsky wrote:BB_TX wrote:ReneeG wrote:
Have to disagree on your statement of the pre 2015 models not having much grade braking. The feature if amazing and we do a lot of mountain passes in our camping just within our state. Having come from a gas truck with no such braking feature, this is a piece of cake.
I fully agree. The engine exhaust braking on my 2012 6.7 holds speed very well coming down mountain passes. Take comments from a non-owner with a grain of salt.
X 3 for me. Although I no longer own my 2011 Ford with the 6.7L diesel, I felt it was an excellent vehicle for grade braking.
Mind you, I think the grade braking on my new Ram is even better than my previous Ford. But nevertheless, the Ford did just fine.
It's all relative guys. Ever sat in a 2015 Ford with its EB going? Especially when it's revving and the EB is applied, that thing hold the truck back hard. Maybe I could had worded it differently, but non the less, the EB setup for all 3 manufacturers have a much better slowing effect than grade braking alone.
