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NRALIFR
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Feb 24, 2015

Everything Was Going So Well.....Until It Wasn't

Today wasn't a good day. The weather here in central Arkansas has been really......un-winter-y until just recently. I was beginning to wonder if I was going to burn even half of my firewood this y...
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AH64ID
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Mar 05, 2015
trail-explorer wrote:

A diesel engine (very high compression braking in 1st gear) will compound the problem.


Diesel engines have very low compression braking, it's why they have exhaust brakes, and compression release brakes, and hydraulic retarders.

New diesels have a little more compression than older ones due to EGR valves, but still nothing like a gas engine.

Exhaust brake use on ice is a BIG no-no, but I don't think the 2010 Ford's had it as a selectable option.

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