Just picked up this 37 plymouth on my return trip from Az. Found it on Ebay and picked it up in Dinasour Colorado. Had to go up a long , hard winding "nasty" pass on the way up off I-70 (about 7700 ft altitute.)
For some reason the electric brakes on the trailer are not working as good as they have been so the Jake exhaust brake was really needed. Going to tear into the trailer brakes next week and see what the problem is
Coming back down with this trailer and car i learned the value of these exhaust brakes, can't beleive it took me so long to get it installed. Well spent money

 

Once you start using an exhaust brake, it gets very hard to "not" use it.

I know I use mine all the time, passing, in traffic, parking lots, etc. Hardly use the service brakes unless coming to a complete stop.

Jeff

 

Same here..............

 

will be installing torque converter lock before next trip.
This one looks like the one I will go with
http://www.dieselpage.com/bdebd24.htm

 

The 12V I bought has an auto tranny and no e-barake...I REALLY miss the e-brake thats on my 24V. If you tow in mountains or the hills...its really the only way to fly.

 

i don't do a lot of mountain travling but with the loads i carry it sure is nice to have it when needed. Mine is an automatic too with the triple lock converter. It really helped on my last trip without the converter lock up switch, i am told it will be much better with it.

 

Not to mention that the exhaust brake will lenghten the life of your service brakes quite a bit.

 

as well as the trailer bakes i am told

 

Ive always been confused when people mention saving their service brakes.

the only benefit is more braking overall...

saving service brakes.. which costs 19.99 for rear or front.. vs. $800 for a jake brake.. such a great value!!




Only benefit is the additional braking power. And the cool sounds. And maybe throwing out smoke on demand. Well, ok, three reasons.

 

herb, I highly recommend the torque-lok for the Dodge. With the auto-lok your always playing catch-up when the torque converter unlocks. Its a fairly easy install, but you will be using two switchs instead of just one. I've installed quite a few of these, and on the Dodge they are better. tpitt

 

Herb,
Major difference with the lock up switch. I notice a huge difference when the switch is on. You can set lock up as low as 8MPH with mine, not that I would though. I would equate the diffence to that of not having an exhuast brake and then getting one. You will notice that much!!!!!

 

Good morning from the great north woods of Waterford Connecticut.
Getting lots of hours in now.

 

i already ordered the autoloc talked to the company and that is the one they recomended for the Dodges. Said less apt to do any damage ??

 

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

 

Couldn't disagree more about the service brakes.....I have a good friend who owns/operates a CTD tow truck with a Jake......It hauls heavy all day everyday and would chew through front pads every 3 months prior to the EB being installed.....and they don't cost $20 for a good set of pads around here - the very best pads are more like $70. Also, rotor life is GREATLY extended.....when you chew through pads that fast, rotors don't last long, either. With the mileage and heavy service his CTD sees, it was not unusual to expect $1000 in annual brake maintainance - more when you factor in labour. After the EB was installed, front pads were lasting a year......overall service brake life had increased by a factor of 4. If you don't tow heavy and run high miles, obviously, the pay out for buying an EB won't equal or offset service brake maintainance costs......but if you do, it is well worth it.