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That happened on my 1980 K-10 chevy, to the floor, just as the town road intersects with the state road, right after the rock cut, so you can't see until you get right to the end at least I had begun slowing down and did not end up getting t-boned, don't remember what exactly I did, but that feeling when it happens you don't forget. Just like someone else mentioned, same thing, mentioned this one on here before, got going backwards down a hill, 1980 F-800 10 ton of crushed stone on, would not make the hill in 2nd or 1st if you want to call it that the next one down is real low but I should have used it had I known that truck had no power. Well maybe inexperience maybe not, never had a single axle die out like that on a hill that was steep but not unsafe, the 370 was a gutless wonder, stalled, no hydro vac brakes, let out the clutch, front end almost came up over, broke the rear end pinion or some other gear, still headed backwards, never panic'd, put er in the ditch like I should have in the first place, would'nt have broke the rear I suppose, she had too much speed to try and lock er in gear to stop, good thing was not to panic and think, or I'd have gotten some serious speed and the end of the road was a T into a field with rocks jutting up, and who knows what else. The tandem mack was in the yard sitting too, when in doubt just take the bigger heavier more powerful truck, it would have walked right up that hill. That sinking feeling is priceless though isn't it ???
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