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Old 07-15-2018, 10:59 AM   #23
sourdough
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Originally Posted by Phil Saran View Post
You are probably within the noted limits. My only question would be how does it stop?
I have a friend with a 5th wheel trailer and he used to tow with a Toyota Tundra it was ok until he went to Durango CO and burned out his brand new brake job because of the steep hills.


He came home and traded the truck in on a 2013 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel 4x4.


No complaints now.

This brings up an interesting point. I watched a couple of videos by some truck guys a couple of years ago testing brakes on the big 3 plus Nissan and Toyota. They were towing a loaded trailer down the mountain at Eisenhower tunnel? if I recall and checking brake fade, temps etc. The Japanese trucks had significantly higher temps at the brakes, really high as I recall, compared to the big 3. Nissan and Toyota are making strides in trying to improve their trucks so they can compete with the American brands but the OP sure might want to check that out.
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