Which gear when pulling over mtn passes?
Pulling our 30' 5er out to Colorado next month. Have only camped in southeast so far and had no problems. When pulling the RV, I push the "tow/haul" button and drive in the "D" gear ( have a 2004 Dod...
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You'll be needing 2nd to get up some of the mountain passes. Whether you do it or let your truck do it depends on you and the truck, I suppose! If the truck will hold the gear and avoid jumping from gear to gear quickly (say, every 30-60 seconds), you're probably ok leaving it in D. If it is shifting from 2 to 3 back to 2 over and over again, that is called 'gear hunting' and should be avoided by shifting into 2 and leaving it there until the grade lessens and you can hold 3rd.
Like a previous poster mentioned, you need to downshift to keep speed under control coming down the hills as well. That is a more critical aspect to pulling in the mountains IMO. Getting your transmission hot is one thing; cooking your brakes is quite another!
Good luck!
Like a previous poster mentioned, you need to downshift to keep speed under control coming down the hills as well. That is a more critical aspect to pulling in the mountains IMO. Getting your transmission hot is one thing; cooking your brakes is quite another!
Good luck!
