How do they do it? little vehicle/big trailer
New poster here. I’m curious. I have a 24’ expandable that’s roughly 4000 lbs. dry / 5000 lbs. GVWR. I tow with a Ford F-150 and, before that, a Chevy Avalanche. With both of those tow vehicles, I...
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They push the pedal on the right, ignore that fuel usage display on the dash, let the transmission do its' job.
My RAM just drops a single gear when it gets to about 65 (cruise at 70), then holds that until the "strain" is off the truck (crest the hill). It does not hunt for gears, or drop more than one gear.
I have learned that setting the cruise at 65 keeps me in 6th gear most of the time, and lets me average 12 mpg. Whereas, setting cruise at 70 causes more downshift (5th), to get back up to speed on longer climbs, and decreases fuel mileage to 11 mpg. If I leave the tow/haul off---the engine will even go into "eco" mode on flat stretchs. Doesn't stay there for very long.
For me...the ride is more relaxing to set the cruise at 65. Still, I push it to 70 when I want to, as there is not a lot of difference.
Then again, our TT only weighs 3500#, so I really don't know how "they" do it. I assume they use the vertical pedal---A LOT.
My RAM just drops a single gear when it gets to about 65 (cruise at 70), then holds that until the "strain" is off the truck (crest the hill). It does not hunt for gears, or drop more than one gear.
I have learned that setting the cruise at 65 keeps me in 6th gear most of the time, and lets me average 12 mpg. Whereas, setting cruise at 70 causes more downshift (5th), to get back up to speed on longer climbs, and decreases fuel mileage to 11 mpg. If I leave the tow/haul off---the engine will even go into "eco" mode on flat stretchs. Doesn't stay there for very long.
For me...the ride is more relaxing to set the cruise at 65. Still, I push it to 70 when I want to, as there is not a lot of difference.
Then again, our TT only weighs 3500#, so I really don't know how "they" do it. I assume they use the vertical pedal---A LOT.
