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Jason your lucky it's a frieghtliner. it's the easiest trusk there is to work on the wipers. ANY other truck you would have had to tear the dash apart to replace that part

 

Try to release trailer brakes only to allow air to circulate and cool instead of cooking the shoes by pushing only your red valve in. Be careful, The tractor brakes maybe too hot to hold the truck. If the tractor brakes will hold, Wait until the trailers brakes are cool before moving again, Check adjustment and move slow. 9% I'd say 30-35 at the most.Probably less.
Then get them checked as soon as possible.

 

They might crystallize(Get brittle and start cracking). First chance you get, it would be wise to check them or have them checked.

 

Go slow!!!!!!!! Be careful

 

Pharm,
I dont know if you pull the same trailer or not, but if you dont then crawl under them before you leave each trip and do a quick adjustment. Sometimes not a good idea to stop if they are to hot as the heat will transfer to your wheels and you may blow a tire. Like was said earlier, just go slow

 

Well, you did the right thing in stopping while you still had enough brakes to stop.
Don't be afraid to use a lower gear. I've gone down hill in gears as low as third without a jake. Don't let the vehicles passing you dictate your speed. This is one thing you do not want to learn the hard way.
Back in the day, they used to teach drivers to keep steady pressure on the brake, about 11 Lbs on your brake application gauge. I know they now teach you to pick a max speed and to apply the brake every time you reach that speed. The only problem I have with that is if you are on a long steep grade you could actually pump all the air out of your tanks.
Above all else go slow until you have had time to experience driving in the hills and mountains.

 

Your gonna be a #### good driver Pharm. Next year its just gonna be a 9% grade. 9% is a pretty darn good hill. Keep up the good work