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Old 03-10-2009, 12:57 AM
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Default Re: Towing 5th Wheel over mountain passes

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Originally Posted by TundraBay View Post
From towing in hills (but not mountains, yet) a big cougar trailer, I always put the tow/haul button in, set the cruise at 60, and let the computer decide when to shift. It automatically downshifts to keep the set speed, at least in the hills I've driven in. If the hills were bigger, or I were in mountains, I'd definitely manually shift if I felt I was having to do anything other than touching the brakes.

Riding the brakes = heat = failure, so downshifting then becomes essential.
I myself don't use the cruise on most hills, but it does seem to work okay on some hills. But you get a seriious hill, and i don't think 3rd will hold you back to 60 well enough. I think that's the lowest gear it will go, isn't it?

It should be i'd imagine; the highest speed allowed in second is 55 i think.
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