Questions on engine brake use.

oh man, my hot wheels set I play with back in the sleeper,they found me out.

 

I’ve had it up to probably 2200 rpms. I just feel abusive at that point lol.

 

Strange how things flip. I've ran Diesel engines that wanted 2,220+ rpms as a normal cruise, and to "lug" one at 1,500 was abusive. The engines are still safe over 2200. They're just geared different today to run lower rpm in the act of being more fuel efficient.

 

My old stuff only has on and off for the jake. I usually pick a gear in the trans that keeps the engine RPM below 1500, holds my speed steady at what I'm comfortable and I don't ever have touch the foot brake

 

With all due respect this kind of attitude is one (not the only one of course) of the reasons it is getting harder and harder to find places to park. Many local Governments driven by public complaints have enacted local zoning laws in an attempt to keep truck stops out.

 

Yes, but with those type of communities, there is no pleasing. If its not engine brakes, its cause truck are an eye sore to those people. And those people have enough money to keep that community living in a little bubble from reality.

 

This is true. Trash, busted curbs, smashed in pavement, noise 24/7 and in some place prostitution is just not something people want near them. Actually to be 100% honest I would not want a truck stop anywhere near me today.

 

Places to park has been systematically eradicated for big trucks long before I got involved in the 80's

It got really bad in the early 90's when there is no parking anywhere between Philly and at least Knoxville some nights for love or money.

Parking remains a problem that will never go away. You can pave the nation in one big parking lot and there will still be a problem.

 

Straight pipes and extremely loud jakes are hardly a necessary reality. In fact, they went out of their way and spent lots of money to make themselves obnoxious.

Neither is running jakes down easy off ramps or in town.

 

Apples and Oranges to my main point. There is a general nationwide parking problem. However there is also a horrible lack of parking in area's like the Miami metro area. Most of this area at least last time I heard was zoned to prevent commercial uses like truck stops.