First time mountain towing

Grit dog wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
All brakes on a trailer are connected to one wire so they all get the same current. All brakes on the tow vehicle are connected to the hydraulic system so they get the same braking.

An air brake system has valves that open and light braking may not activate all brakes causing some to not share the load. A trucker may be pulling a trailer of unknown braking ability.

Keeping this old wives tale going is only promoting the idea that playing with brakes in some fashion will get an inexperienced driver to the bottom of the mountain safely. Causing cycles of high heat then no heat repeatedly is not going to do anything worthwhile.

Do you actually believe what you posted? You go ahead and ride your brakes down the mountain and I'll continue the preferred method of gettin on the hooks, dropping some serious speed and then giving them a rest for a minute before doing it again.
I'll know if who you are because I'll smell your brakes burning!

And if you have surge brakes on a trailer, you better giver a little gas after dropping speed or I'll be able to see your trailer brakes smoking!

Where did I say that I "ride" my brakes? There is no such thing as riding brakes, you either use the brakes or not. Brakes are a heat device and causing high temperature peaks by repeated hard usage is nothing I would do. I use my brakes very little but then I have the correct tool for the job and know how to use it. Suggesting to folks that want to learn that they should play a silly game with the brake pedal while being an annoyance to others is not a good idea.