can't get the gvwr math to work
I want to buy a Bigfoot 25C9.4SB and a short bed srw crew cab diesel to match. Everything I read says "gvwr gvwr gvwr - never violate your trucks gvwr!". ok. So, Bigfoot says their camper is 3K ...
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burningman wrote:
a diesel with an exhaust brake will have superior braking going downhill with a heavy load even though it weighs slightly more.
I can't agree without seeing some comparison tests. Diesels also have exhaust brakes going downhill because they "need" to because they are diesels. Gasoline engines have compression braking and Ford has technology to control descent even on gasoline engine transmissions.
True or not, my F450 will probably stop faster than either even though my F450 is heavier. :)
