Cooling your brakes
Being from the east coast I've yet to encounter my brakes heating up enough to require pulling over to let them cool down, at least not that I know of. This summer/fall we're doing our first trip out ...
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The brakes on that F150, like all other "half-ton" pickups, are not much heavier than passenger car brakes. I towed the small trailer in the sig below across the Rockies last Fall, and used the methods mentioned above to apply the brakes when needed. Used tow-haul, kept the speed to a safe and reasonable rate, downshift manually, and applied the brakes moderately for very short periods (2-3 seconds). It maintains control well.
BUT, those cheap thin rotors got too hot and warped. The front brakes pulsed noticeably afterwards, and when I got back home I had to have the rotors turned. The brake pad material was fine. Just scuffed up the pads on a flat board with sandpaper, and they were good to go.
I was surprised at the difference between F150 brakes and the brakes on my former F250.
BUT, those cheap thin rotors got too hot and warped. The front brakes pulsed noticeably afterwards, and when I got back home I had to have the rotors turned. The brake pad material was fine. Just scuffed up the pads on a flat board with sandpaper, and they were good to go.
I was surprised at the difference between F150 brakes and the brakes on my former F250.
