Descending steep grades

[Rawze]

Something not mentioned that is just as important. Weight distribution. Make sure your wieght is distributed evenly on all axles. too much in the back, it will jack-knife, too much in the front, you will be starring at your tail lights. -- Same thing goes for roads and mountains with snow and ice. I can't tell you how many times that when driving in ice conditions this has saved my bacon because I took the time to scale the load and ensure the weight was distributed evenly on loads that would not normally have to be scale when running in adverse condition.

I would think gravel would be very similar, steep grade or not.