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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the bear II wrote:
The key is to not let the engine "lug" when going uphill. I usually use the gear selector to go down through the gears manually as I lose speed and RPMs.
You may lose some power due to elevation so lower gears will help fight this loss of power.
I have climbed and gone down some hills in first gear at 22MPH... you get to see a lot of scenery at that speed.
May lose power?
It's 3% for every 1Kft. So ~ 30% loss of power over the Colorado passes.
30% is a huge amount of power to lose, right when you need it most.
