Exhaust Brake
Just got a new pickup with exhaust brake on it,I was told that some people keep it on all the time,What's the reason for that?Thanks
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The Mad Norsky wrote:06Fargo wrote:
When it is mild so the pack snow/ice is good and slippy you can use your retarded brake to effect a kind of slow motion parking brake turn as the rear wheels lock up a bit -
When you aren't hauling huge loads in Outer Slobbovia - :)
I was kind of wondering about that.
The exhaust brake on slick roads that is.
I'm not thinking about Outer Slobbovia right now - give me a few more minutes though, and who knows????? :B
Anyway, are there road conditions so slick that one maybe should NOT use the exhaust brake???????? Course on the flip side, if they are that slick, then one should not be driving on them anyway.
Yes there are roads like that - yesterday - just below freezing and sunny = icy & freezing rain here today ... had to palm the wheel to negotiate the turn, rally style... if you have all wheel drive engaged there is less drama when the traction is lost...
