First time mountain towing
We'll be camping in the Grindstone Recreation in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest over the July 4 holiday. This will be my fist time towing our HTT in the mountains (beach driging is ...
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IdaD wrote:troubledwaters wrote:
It can't be stressed too much - Don't Ride your brakes or you will end up without any brakes. Use your transmission and gear down going down hills. When you brake, stab them firmly and slow way down below your desired speed, then get off them until your speed creeps up too high then stab them firmly again.
Use lower gears in your transmission (engine braking) to keep your speed down.
Read this post ^^ three times. A light steady application of your brakes to maintain speed will cook them. Engine brake to avoid using brakes to the extent possible and then when that's not sufficient get on them to slow down below your target speed and get back off of them again. Do not ride them.
You do know that stab and stub braking is taught to drivers using unbalanced air brake systems? You either use the brakes or you don't, jerking them on and off will accomplish exactly nothing.
