Tow/Haul Mode and manual shifting
Ok, newbie here. Looking for input on those of you using a 1/2 ton truck to tow. Gas engine with tow/haul mode and manual shift option. When you are hooked up and towing your travel trailer, what a...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
No reason for manually shifting, unless for some reason you want to force the transmission to stay in a specific gear and using the engine to brake for you, like traveling down-hill on a very long grade. Otherwise, let the truck do the shifting for you. That's what it's designed to do.
Same here. While the automatics of today are far superior to those of even a generation ago, they haven't yet invented one that can see down the road. Maybe that's coming, too.
