F5Pro wrote:
I bought what I could afford. Any kind of exhaust brake is preferable to creeping down a mountain with a gas truck. I get antsy going over about 45 with my 7000lb trailer pushing me, so its downshift as necessary, run the engine up to about 5k rpm then use the service brakes to slow back down to 20 or so and repeat the process as necessary. Have I been misinformed by Ford and their towing guide about having an exhaust brake? Is it so crummy as to be worthless? Thanks
For the '11-'14 Super Duty's the exhaust brake is activated when you step on the brake when the tow/haul mode is on. The grade braking from the transmission and the exhaust brake on my '12 was satisfactory to me when we pulled our camper thru Arkansas a couple of years ago. The 6.7 PSD has always had a exhaust brake. It got better in '15 with the bigger turbo and appears to have gotten even better with the '20 trucks.
I'm sure you'll be impressed with the 6.7 PSD compared to your gas truck.
