In my life time I have owned and used a B61 and a B75 Macks,A 350 Diamond Reo and a K100 Kenworth Cab Over. Each and every one of them made countless trips over Vail Pass on old US6,McClure Pass out of Redstone Co. Wolf Creek Pass,Monarch Pass and others. None of these Tractors had Jake Brakes.Standard procedure when you got to the front range was a brake set up,Use the gears and engine to hold you back . Some of those Passes were a pucker up deal,especially in the winter but none of my drivers ever had an accident. Slow and sure and under control was routine.I think most of the use of the Jakes nowadays is a show off deal.True we only grossed 73,280lb's then and now they are grossing at least 80,000lbs and the use of the jake coming off a pass is justified,But,there is absolutely no reason too use one in a populated urban area.
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