Jake Brake / Pac brake question
I may be asking a dumb question but I am researching for future DP purchase. I have a gasser and have never owned a DP but have been looking at a lot of them. Is the type of supplementary braking writ...
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Big Katuna wrote:retarders is the word that I used (except the ers was left out), and it was ****** out! What's up with that it's in the dictionary?
I have an 05 Fleetwood DP with exhaust brake. It works just fine in the mountains; rarely have to use the foot brake BUT its a 30,000 pound RV not a 40,000 pound 44 footer.
Most entry level DPs are going to have exhaust brakes. Few have retarders; most if not all Foretravels do. They do raise the trans temp a little.
