Steep Descents using reverse gear

Submitted: Friday, Feb 03, 2006 at 10:46
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In the Feb issue of 4WD monthly in the article on the Patrol family, the article suggests to use Reverse gear in the auto 3L diesel for steep descents, but not for long periods. I have never thought to do this. My previous 4WD was an auto Jackeroo petrol and I have negotiated some pretty steep descents and found that first in low range and a bit of brakes was always sufficient. Has anyone used the reverse gear method before with auto gear boxes? If so what sort of distance & what is the damage factor?
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