Is using cruise control okay?
My TV is a 2001 6 cyl. Tacoma automatic with a towing package and my TT is 18ft and weighs 2900lbs dry - est. 3400 loaded. When towing, I turn off the overdrive and select the extra power button for ...
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dvitale300 wrote:
I've been meaning to post this question for a while - I'm glad it's hear. I'm towing with a 2009 Dodge ram 5.9L hemi. I am a little near the weight limit when fully loaded so avoid traveling with full tanks / etc. I've heard (somewhere on this board) that when you're in hilly country it's best to stay out of cruise control and manually control speed up hills. Is that good advice?
The manual for my 5.7L hemi (2013 ram 1500) states to stop using cruise control if speed drops more than 8mph going up a hill. I'm way under in terms of towing weight but at the line payload wise. I haven't met a grade yet that the hemi can't climb and hold the cruising speed. Some of the steepest grades in Canada and Alaska had the computer shifting into 2nd gear and the engine was roaring, but hey, that's what it's made for right?
