31,000# + mountian passes = high rear axle temps! LOL
 

Pulled some extra material home last friday, when I loaded it I knew it was heavy, but I put most of the weight on my trailer so it didnt look that bad.

About half way over the first pass I was down to 30mph thinking WTF!!!

Started doing the math in my head (careful... ).

Each case is 70#.

45 cases to a pallet.

6 pallets plus one pallet of another material.

19,500# of payload on the trailer...

Plus a 4500# trailer...

Plus a 8900# truck...

32,900#...

Was not too bad until I got about half way and blew a fuel line. Fixed that in about 20 minutes but it covered my brakes in Bio diesel. Didnt think about that issue until about half way DOWN the other side... Trailer brake controler maxed at 12, boost on the controler at 3 (max), locked out of OD doing 55mph.

Smoked the truck brakes about half the way down the pass.

Butt pucker factor was well above 10.

Do you have a gueage for but pucker factor too :humm: Guess you need a cooler for the rear gear :w2:

I would recommend and exhaust brake......:w2:

Exhaust brake:c:

:humm: I've never tried to max out all my gauges before lol
Glad to hear you made it safely:tu::c:

i tried to max out my EGT gauge... i hit almost 1400 and no warning light?

I max out my fuel guage everuy time I fill up :humm:

DAAAAMMMNNN!!! Yep exhaust break recommended for that load.. Good thing it wasnt wolf creek pass I dont think you would have made it.... Would have had to use the rookie pit... lol!!

LOL... That was not my intention... I think it would have been much better coming down if I had not soaked the rear brakes in diesel fuel for a mile or two...

How long have you had them? They may NOT have the warning light activated in them...

You can get the software from Riffraff, I think he had it for less then $50...

lol