Learned something new about my Mojave: engine braking?

[Jobofly]

So we had quite a bit of snow coming down this evening and the roads had a couple of inches on them. I decided to play around with my 4hi and 4low along with my rear locker. Fist of all that was a blast. It’s like a new toy to me lol

anyway I put it in 4 low and locked my rear axle and put off-road plus on. This thing has engine braking???? I felt like I was driving my ATV down a hill. The transmission worked like a charm keeping my truck at a nice slow speed while going down a steep slippery hill. I’m sure it’s not actual engine braking but that was such a cool feature that I didn’t know it had.

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[Lunentucker]

"Braking", not breaking. That's important to the AI bots.

 

[Jobofly]

"Braking", not breaking. That's important to the AI bots.

I would like to blame autocorrect but that was just me not thinking lol

 

[Jobofly]

Wait til you try offroad plus in 4hi. The throttle really comes alive!
In 4 lo it uses selective braking to control your speed. I use it all the time on steep trails.

It was a really cool surprise. It also made me realize that I need to get this thing off-road more.

 

[Artsifrtsi]

If that excited you, you really need to try duck mode!

 

[MikeSalt]

It works great in the sand too.

 

[kubankevin]

If that excited you, you really need to try duck mode!

Does the effect multiply depending on how many ducks you have on your dash?

 

[MPMB]

Don't tell the OP about the 3 seashells, either!

;P

 

[ShadowsPapa]

"Braking", not breaking. That's important to the AI bots.

It's worse when you see "techs" misspell common automotive words here..........

Come to think of it, though, a few here have experienced engine breaking. That's not so exciting.

If that excited you, you really need to try duck mode!

Quack

 

[Sweetums]

"Braking", not breaking. That's important to the AI bots.

Hopefully there was no engine breaking; broken engines suck.

 

[ecidiego]

I’ve tried using that but it’s really hard on the brakes, especially going downhill. I quit using it after I smelled my brakes getting hot.

Agree. The engine braking from the trans holds in OR+ are good enough.

 

[PuddleJumper]

So we had quite a bit of snow coming down this evening and the roads had a couple of inches on them. I decided to play around with my 4hi and 4low along with my rear locker. Fist of all that was a blast. It’s like a new toy to me lol

anyway I put it in 4 low and locked my rear axle and put off-road plus on. This thing has engine braking???? I felt like I was driving my ATV down a hill. The transmission worked like a charm keeping my truck at a nice slow speed while going down a steep slippery hill. I’m sure it’s not actual engine braking but that was such a cool feature that I didn’t know it had.

wait till you get a tazer mini and then you can turn off all the nannys and engage the locker whenever. Makes for some sick burnouts and easy drifting.

 

[PuddleJumper]

I’ve tried using that but it’s really hard on the brakes, especially going downhill. I quit using it after I smelled my brakes getting hot.

it works great for the rubi with 4:1 low range. My mojave i just dial it up to max speed, otherwise it rides the brake non stop.

 

[zxd9]

I’ve tried using that but it’s really hard on the brakes, especially going downhill. I quit using it after I smelled my brakes getting hot.

Lost my brakes at 11pm on mountain switchbacks. Almost went over the edge. Not using that anymore.

 

[Deleted member 57233]

It's worse when you see "techs" misspell common automotive words here..........

Over 20% of adult Americans are at or below level 1 literacy. Over 50% are below a 6th grade level of literacy. We don't reed, writ, or speel gud in this country.

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