Towing in the mountains with a gasser????
I recently upgraded from a pop up to a travel trailer that is 5000 pounds dry. Also got a new truck...2012 Toyota Tundra. Today i towed through some pretty steep mountains. I locked out ovrrdri...
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bowler1 wrote:
How much does staying in alower gear affect gas mileage? Better for the tranny obviobviously but do you burn a lot more gas?
No, and sometimes you can end up burning LESS.
It's foolish to blindly leave the truck locked out of OD if the driving conditions would allow you to run in a higher gear, though. You're not going to hurt anything experimenting a little and learning what YOUR particular rig likes best. A little bit of transmission hunting is not instant doom and gloom; just learn to recognize it and react appropriately. It's allowing the transmission to hunt for thousands upon thousands of miles that causes damage.
