bdosborn wrote:Oops, I just looked and it's 3000#. I could have sworn that it was 1500#.
Never mind.
Bruce
capnTelescope wrote:...Almost any automatic transmission will NOT provide engine braking in the "D" position. If you have a switch/button to turn off the overdrive, use that first. Foot off the gas, if you're still picking up speed down hill then gear down some more. Don't worry that you'll hurt the transmission. It's smarter than that. If you're mostly using the throttle to control your speed, you won't be overheating your brakes and they will be ready when you need them.
gudmund wrote:after having ceramic brake pads on the newer PU I got a year ago, it's semi-metallic from here on out!! The ceramic worked fine for everyday use with no trailer along with no brake dust but when towing, they were terrible. No feel and just no stopping response. Found reading up on towing that semi-metallic pads are recommended for towing and what a different!!! They respond!! Yes there is black brake dust on my wheels but at least now I can stop along with having braking feel for just slowing down!! They work great!!
capnTelescope wrote:Like MtnDon said.
I recently crossed Colorado with unbraked TD in tow on I-70 going east. Vail summit was 10600 feet as I recall. Anyway, it was on the job training.
Uphill: Surprise! I didn't need brakes much. Gear down and don't whip your horse so hard. Don't try to keep up with all the non-towing traffic. No problem.
Downhill: Your goal is to use the throttle, not the brakes, to control your top downhill speed. If it's steep, gear down and slow down. If you're braking often, or you're picking up speed with no throttle, you're going too fast, so slow down and gear down some more. Leave plenty of emergency stopping distance.
Almost any automatic transmission will NOT provide engine braking in the "D" position. If you have a switch/button to turn off the overdrive, use that first. Foot off the gas, if you're still picking up speed down hill then gear down some more. Don't worry that you'll hurt the transmission. It's smarter than that. If you're mostly using the throttle to control your speed, you won't be overheating your brakes and they will be ready when you need them.
It's all about control. Get into an unhurried frame of mind.
My $0.02. "Happy motoring!" Enjoy that trip!
G-Mac wrote:Nailed it! Slow down, gear down and get in the CORRECT FRAME OF MIND. You need to be patient and get there safely. Shouldn't be an issue at all.
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