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4x4ord
Oct 07, 2018Explorer III
We have 18 speeds in our big trucks and with 18 gears to select from there is always three gear choices available for any one speed. If I'm climbing a hill in 12th gear at a steady 1500 rpm I can shift up to 13th or drop to 11th and neither will make any difference so I'll stay in 12th. If the hill is getting steeper right away I might drop to 11 th or if the truck is accelerating maybe I'll grab 13th. But the torque to the rear wheels is identical regardless of which of those three gears I select.
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