Anyone had to use a runaway truck ramp?

if you turn off dave memo and watch how those rocky mountain doubles do it in the big mts. then you will learn something

 

He came down the otherside at 142 mph!

 

The steepest hill I went down grossing 135,000 lbs, 4.5 miles at 7 or 8 mph. Took 35 mins to get down.

 

The guys that haul the modules up here gross 100,000 and better empty, I am not sure what they are loaded, but always have a couple of push trucks.
They are 22 feet wide and take up the whole road, so somewhat of a pain when they are on the move, as we have to stack up at every wide spot and wait on them to get by us, or follow them at slow speeds till they can get to a wide spot.
I seldom go through the gate on the slope anymore, nearly everything I haul is now drop and hook, but when I did and they were moving a rig it was even worse. 1/2 mile per max. lol

 

I've only come off 70 eastbound Vail once and it was in 1989 when I was with Dart in my 85 k100e areodyne ..310 cat 9 speed and no Jake.
Load of glass.
I stopped at the scale and watched the VCR video about the hill .
Glad I did !
I've run the southern route every since .

 

I would have to disagree with that. Because when you apply the brake pressure it goes to back trailer axle first. Then all the other brakes get air pressure coming forward. So they all get 10psi. You might get a little less pressure then 10psi but you can't get more because your not applying more then 10psi. The problem with 20-30 psi is that can lockup a brake on snow or ice. Your setting yourself up for a jacknife plus you will over heat the brakes. You have no idea how hot the drums are getting. I know how hot the drum are with light steady pressure. I can control how much heat in being made. I can see the drums getting hotter just by watching the brake pressure. The hotter the drums get, they expand. That means I have to apply more pressure. So I can see them getting hotter by the pressure I need to hold the truck speed

 

Yes at less than walking pace in bottom gear. Wheels barely turning, engine redlined.

 

Yeah, but it's NOT a "lunch counter story".

 

Does he have any that aren't?

 

No. I don't think he does.