rockies or smokey's
when pulling a fifth wheel though the rockies or smokey's should you use cruise control, or down shift manually
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- The few times we have towed in the mountains we do not use cruise because the engine would be at 8000 rpm to keep the selected speed which I choose not to experience.
We bite the bullet and chug along at 45 mph going up hills but that's just my 6.1L Suburban. - I second schlep’s advice. Read and follow the owner’s manual.
- Read your trucks owners manual. It may tell you not to use cruise control when towing.
- 2013 chevy 2500 6.0 gas
- Don't know what kind of a tow vehicle you have, but for my GMC Sierra/Duramax Allison when towing, I turn on the exhaust brake as soon as I start the engine and use the cruise control whenever I want to maintain a steady speed.
On down grades the speed may creep up to about 5 mph before the exhaust brake an downshift occur. On steep down grades I may have to touch the brakes occasionally.
