Towing up grades with "M" and 1 gears
So I have several coaches, but this will be my first attempt pulling a TT up a steeper mountain grade. I'm towing with a 1 ton Chevy express 3500. I'm a bit "confused" on just how to use this tra...
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Anyone can just put it in "drive" and engage "tow/haul" mode and go up and down the road and get to where they are going... Easy, peasy... No real worries.
But, that's not what I do..
I'm not here to tell "YOU" what to do.. This is just what I do..
I like just putting it in drive and going. I like running it in M mode and I like towing WITHOUT T/H mode turned on and I'm still here to tell the tale and the truck with almost 100,000 miles on it is still around too.
There are times when the towing conditions require more attention than others and there are times when I like to tell the truck what I want it to do and not the other way around.
I monitor ODB2 sensors that are not on the dash and by adjusting how I let the truck do things make a difference in my towing experience and how the engine temps go and just makes me more engaged with the experience and not just looking out the windshield and turning the steering wheel.. :)
Anyway, you can drive the truck or the truck drives you I guess.
New vehicles can basically 'drive' themselves, so why do we need to be present? ha, ha..
I know I'm being over dramatic on this, but I see too many lights come on in the side view mirrors of cars I'm next to... Do you really need a light in the mirror to tell you there is a vehicle next to you? Do you really need a dial to back up your trailer?
I have to admit.. The setup for being able to get your truck to backup your trailer with a dial is WAY BEYOND my setup level of understanding than just putting it in R and looking in my mirrors! ha, ha.. (remember, I'm an old fart!)
Anyway, more of a rant than any use for the OP on his original question..
Mitch
But, that's not what I do..
I'm not here to tell "YOU" what to do.. This is just what I do..
I like just putting it in drive and going. I like running it in M mode and I like towing WITHOUT T/H mode turned on and I'm still here to tell the tale and the truck with almost 100,000 miles on it is still around too.
There are times when the towing conditions require more attention than others and there are times when I like to tell the truck what I want it to do and not the other way around.
I monitor ODB2 sensors that are not on the dash and by adjusting how I let the truck do things make a difference in my towing experience and how the engine temps go and just makes me more engaged with the experience and not just looking out the windshield and turning the steering wheel.. :)
Anyway, you can drive the truck or the truck drives you I guess.
New vehicles can basically 'drive' themselves, so why do we need to be present? ha, ha..
I know I'm being over dramatic on this, but I see too many lights come on in the side view mirrors of cars I'm next to... Do you really need a light in the mirror to tell you there is a vehicle next to you? Do you really need a dial to back up your trailer?
I have to admit.. The setup for being able to get your truck to backup your trailer with a dial is WAY BEYOND my setup level of understanding than just putting it in R and looking in my mirrors! ha, ha.. (remember, I'm an old fart!)
Anyway, more of a rant than any use for the OP on his original question..
Mitch
