Down hill pull question
I have a 2005 Dodge diesel 2500, I am pulling a 6500# bumper hitch trailer. we are going to the mountains (NC)this next week, driving from west KY> I like my dodge diesel and it pulls my traile...
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davisenvy wrote:
I am so tired of hearing "diesels have little to no engine breaking". I'm a native of NC mountains and diesels have plenty of engine breaking.
The rule of thumb is go down the mountain a gear lower than the gear you came up it in. So if you had to use 3rd to climb it, use 2nd to go down it.
Stab the breaks instead of riding them to slow down.
Pick a speed (let's say 35mph). Stab the brakes until you hit 30mph then let your speed gradually climb to 35mph then stab the brakes again back down to 30mph. If you have to do this more than once every 7 sec or so, gear down again.
IGNORE THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU! Truth be known, half of them are probably glad you are going that slow so they can hang their cameras out the window.
Hurry the leaves are already changing at higher elevations!
Just because you don't like it. Does not mean it is not true.
I have brought diesels down Black Mountain. Left the brake check area in 3RD gear (had 13). It nearly blew up before I could hit the brake. It's like coming down in netural. Diesels only have braking if they have a exhaust brake, or trany brake, or other outside braking. No natural braking like a gas engine.
