1320Fastback wrote:
I've always read that a trailers brakes should be capable of stopping the trailer and the trucks brakes capable of stopping the truck. In reality we have all seen brakes smoking on vehicles at the bottom of hills so either this is not true OR some people do not keep up on their trailers maintance.
I would think a modern trucks, built and sold to tow would be capable of decending any hill, within reason safely.
Has nothing to do with maintenance. Smoking brakes on the down hill. Is nothing more than driver error. Driven correctly. You should be able to come down using the brakes only sparingly. NEVER ride the brakes. NEVER come down in a gear that will not hold back the rig. NEVER use Overdrive in the mountains. NEVER come down too fast. And IF you have a diesel. Make sure it has some sort of engine braking.
