Downshift or exhaust brake?
I was just thinking after reading a post about gas vs diesel trucks where somebody mentioned they liked diesel because of the exhaust brake. I've never had a diesel, always gas. If I come up to a long...
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Grit dog wrote:
33klbs 14% downhill with zero use of the service brakes though is seriously impressive.
No trailer brakes or touching the brake pedal?
I think that the biggest thing to consider, as he mentioned, low gears and start off slowly. When they get “a full head of steam” they’re a whole lot harder to get “Whoa’d up”! At least that’s my opinion, as I’m running around at about 30 K gvw! If you let a steep grade “sneak-up” on you....it can get “cowboy” real quick.This information via a “seat puckering” moment in the early ‘90’s! Thank goodness it was “very” rural, no curves, and a long flat section after the grade. There was no warning of grade, a lot of 5 th wheel weight, lacking some braking on trailer, and no exhaust brake! An enlightening experience!
