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- Joined
- Nov 30, 2001
- Messages
- 6,935
- Points
- 5,101
- City
- Gnaw Bone, Indiana
- Vehicle Year
- 2007
- Transmission
- Manual
We went to Gettysburg last year in the bus on US 30 instead of the interstate. That was the worst I have ever seen. 9% grades are the standard. A diesel has no throttle plate so there isn't much in the way of engine braking and I was going slow on the way down. My bus has hydraulic disks, for which I am grateful. Drum brakes, air or hydraulic, are so stupid it boggles the imagination. I never once felt brake fade.
