I have an aversion to getting rolled over by my own pickup, so tend to use the brake on any type of slope... especially if I'm going to be standing downhill from it, such as when watering my garden from the 55 gallon drums. I've had discussions with two of my younger coworkers in the past few days who don't realize how insignificant that little parking pawl is.
Before I even started driving, I once found myself chasing a car down a hill because the parking gear didn't engage... stopping it just before it went into a small pond.
I also use it a lot on my hydro tractor; any time that I get off it's two of three things- Brake set, loader grounded, implement grounded.
Also, a brake isn't set unless it will stall or seriously lug the engine when trying to get the vehicle moving.
Before I even started driving, I once found myself chasing a car down a hill because the parking gear didn't engage... stopping it just before it went into a small pond.
I also use it a lot on my hydro tractor; any time that I get off it's two of three things- Brake set, loader grounded, implement grounded.
Also, a brake isn't set unless it will stall or seriously lug the engine when trying to get the vehicle moving.