Shawfamily6 wrote:
It was pretty windy and raining that day. The next day we got closer to 7.5. I have seen a few of you mention different gears. Should we be pulling in something other than automatic? I think I might be confused. I know you can take it out of automatic, is that what we should do and put it in a different gear? If so, what gear do you recommend? Sorry if that is a silly question! Thanks for all the help!
I use the manual mode on the wifes 6L80E tranny. I've also drive manual shift trannies in 3/4 and one ton trucks so I understand which gear needs to be selected for . I can also get better mpg in manual mode empty or pulling a 10k trailer with the 6L80E.
If your not adapt at proper gears for the job I would recommend T/H mode.
Now if your traveling in the mountains you will have to learn to use manual mode so you can choose a lower gear to keep RPMs up (3k-4k rpm) to slow the truck/trailer on steep downgrades.
Family6...pay attention to other 2500 GM 6.0 engine owners as the Ford or Dodge/Ram tranny may not have the same shifting parameters.
