Mountain Towing Advice
I live in Kansas and am dreaming of taking our 5er out to Colorado. The 5er is 35' and I drive a 3/4 ton, 6.0L Gasser. I just scaled the rig (~17K lbs) and I'm almost exactly at my truck GVWR full...
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Understand that your engine needs to rev to go up hill; 4,000, 5,000, or higher RPMs are normal. The engine is designed to run that way.
Use the tow/haul mode on your transmission all the time. When desending a grade be in low gears that allow you to not need the brakes very much. Again, the engine will be turning a lot of RPMs as you descend a grade in a low gear. This is normal.
If your truck is running hot, turning on the cab heat will help. It sounds counter intuitive but it works. It essentially give the engine heat somewhere else to go.
Use the tow/haul mode on your transmission all the time. When desending a grade be in low gears that allow you to not need the brakes very much. Again, the engine will be turning a lot of RPMs as you descend a grade in a low gear. This is normal.
If your truck is running hot, turning on the cab heat will help. It sounds counter intuitive but it works. It essentially give the engine heat somewhere else to go.
