Cooling your brakes

Padlin wrote:
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 west and may well encounter such. The questions are, how do you know they are in danger of over heating and how long does one need to pull over to allow them to cool down?

Pulling a 4k lb bumper pull with an F150 6 spd.

I have been over the Rockies, down 9 mile 10% grades, Death Valley etc. with less truck and twice the weight with no issues. Original rotors at 180,000 miles. Enjoy the trip. Just don't ride the brakes. Use the transmission and go a little slower on the big stuff.

BTW Baker grade is weak. Maybe a test of the cooling system in summer but hardly the brakes.