Chevy diesel questions and concerns
Not sure if this is the correct blog category but I'll start here. I bought my used 2011 Chevy Duramax/Allison tranny a year ago. Love it. It was the first diesel I had ever driven, and because of ...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:
Your neighbor does not have a clue!
When towing ALWAYS use TH and EB. I run them ALL the time, I hardly touch my brakes running solo.
I have to agree with the above. The TH has two advantages, it extends the shifting points in the transmission and enables grade braking. TH enables the transmission to operate at lower temps.
While towing if you consider the EB as the primary brake for the vehicle it will make a lot more sense to use. On a commercial tractor and trailer (80,000) the EB is the primary brake, so why not utilize it on your RV/FW when towing?
