Tom_Anderson
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mena661 wrote:Trap wrote:
Cause if you loose traction or the wheels lock up from the engine brake, How does an engine brake lock up the wheels?
It won't lock them, but they can slow down abruptly.
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Trap
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mena661 wrote:Trap wrote:
Cause if you loose traction or the wheels lock up from the engine brake, How does an engine brake lock up the wheels?
Sorry should have said slow the wheels down enough that they will cause loss of traction.
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JTHarley
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Being from the North it is not the snow that worries me.....it would depend on what state I'm in when it STARTS snowing. KY, TN & south you would be better to just pull off and ride it out NOT because of the snow but because the folks down there are not used to driving in it. Doesn't matter how slow and safe you are when the guy behind you or next to you starts to spin out there is nothing you can do but HOPE.
2 years ago we had to come home early from Florida (early march) and ran into a snow / ice event in southern ohio. When I saw the semi's with flashers on pulling off the road I immediately got to the next rest area and parked it. Thank goodness I had full tanks because we sat there for 2 days. Others might have been bummed but for us we had plenty of food, heat, T.V. , computers games so we just waited. Isn't that why we all have motorhomes......when the unexpected happens your all set.
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2inAlabama
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As has been said, it is not the snow or ice that's the problem - it's the nuts who think they have to test the limits of safety. Here in north AL when we get snow, which is only occasionally, it gets simply crazy!
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From 91 to 01 we traveled in the Sierras and Rockies in a 91 34' Bounder skiing weekends many times. Easy to put chains on and never had a problem. 01 to present we watch the weather and stay clear of the storms but still travel in the winter. I don't feel it's possible to put chains on our National Tradewinds diesel. Very little clearance in the wheel wells. Go for it with chains on and if the roads are open you should not have a problem if you drive defense.
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rdalcanto
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mena661 wrote:Trap wrote:
Cause if you loose traction or the wheels lock up from the engine brake, How does an engine brake lock up the wheels?
They aren't "locked up", as in not moving, but they are no longer rotating at the speed necessary to avoid a skid at the point of contact with the pavement. From a control standpoint, not much difference.....
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We recently picked up our new to us 2001 37' Tradewinds, in Maine.. drove home to Albany, NY thru the Halloween weekend blizzard...parts of the Berkshire Mtns ended up with 34"..we came across 90 in 10" of fallen snow, whiteout, 25mph...not yet plowed or salted....the MH handled wonderfully....However, my shoulders & neck were sore for 3 days from the tension......Don't want to do it again...........
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Charlie Two Tracks
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There is so much to learn about driving safely on snow. Air brakes are not the same as disc brakes. Engine brakes are not as controlled as regular brakes. Cruise contol can send you spinning if the rear wheels break traction. It just isn't worth it in my book and I have driven semi's and tandem axle trucks for many a year in very bad weather. I don't drive my MH in the snow. IMO.
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Another northerner here, Rochester, NY where I lived most of my life gets plenty of snow and snow and ice driving are taught to all the drivers that survive. I have had our coach with tow'd in a number of weather events and in each case my first goal after avoiding be hit by the untrained, unskilled and unlucky was to get off the road to a safe place. The further south the quicker I want to get off the road and stay off until it melts. The coach handles just fine in slippery stuff, I don't!
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We used to take the kids skiing in the RV, and did lots of Western Mountain driving. However, we always had chains, even for a diesel. Second--you do not want to be caught in a "white out"--
If any question pull off the road and wait it out--preferably in an RV park, if you can find one open. Be sure to have plenty of fuel for the generator, and if you are off the highway be sure that a snow plow can get around you--and yet not pile up snow making it difficult for your to get out, when conditions improve.
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