dodge brakes
coming down a 25% grade dirt road the brakes started to smoke and fade.truck in low gear o/d locked out speed kept to 10 mph .we had to stop and let them cool at 1/2 way point ,dirt road 4 miles long...
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Going down to Pittsburg Landing on the Snake River is 16% for 6 miles, graveled dirt road. Pulling a 7000lb jetboat down that road required 4-low, and if you had surge brakes you had to lock them out with a bolt at the top. Sitting in the campgrounds at the bottom I saw many sets of brakes smoking. Once saw a guy come down the road, and backed his boat right in the water, shatter all four brake drums on the trailer.
I smoked a set of brakes on a mid-90's F250 by coming down a steep dirt road with the camper. (lighter one than I have now). Boiled all the fluid out of the master cylinder too. I would guess the OP didn't use 4-low, (if available).
I smoked a set of brakes on a mid-90's F250 by coming down a steep dirt road with the camper. (lighter one than I have now). Boiled all the fluid out of the master cylinder too. I would guess the OP didn't use 4-low, (if available).
