do you chock your TC's tires?
I always chocked the tires on my trailer when I used it. Should I be chocking the truck's tires when I'm using the TC? I do use the parking brake. ;)
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Foot on brake. Truck in neutral. Set parking brake. Release foot brake. Allow parking brake to take the load. Place transmission in park. No load on transmission to hold the vehicle.
Optional if I am concerned about the holding between the rear wheels and the ground. Place truck in 4x4. This ties the front and rear wheels to each other through the transfer case. The rear wheels are locked because of the parking brake, and the front wheels are also immobilized because they are tied to the rear wheels.
It would have to be a pretty steep hill to chock the wheels of the truck - and would not be a hill I would camp on.
And while I am at it....
I always place the truck in 4x4 low and drive *forward* on to the blocks. Never back on to the blocks. The reverse gear is a higher ratio than 1st gear forward. It seems to 'build a lot of power' trying to back on to the blocks, but that is just the torque converter slipping the RPMs. That creates a huge amount of heat, especially after the truck has just been driven a long distance hauling the camper. Putting the camper on blocks would be just before shutting it off and setting up camp....after all that heat was built up in the transmission...allowing it to now heat soak for hours. Not good for its longevity!
-Eric
Optional if I am concerned about the holding between the rear wheels and the ground. Place truck in 4x4. This ties the front and rear wheels to each other through the transfer case. The rear wheels are locked because of the parking brake, and the front wheels are also immobilized because they are tied to the rear wheels.
It would have to be a pretty steep hill to chock the wheels of the truck - and would not be a hill I would camp on.
And while I am at it....
I always place the truck in 4x4 low and drive *forward* on to the blocks. Never back on to the blocks. The reverse gear is a higher ratio than 1st gear forward. It seems to 'build a lot of power' trying to back on to the blocks, but that is just the torque converter slipping the RPMs. That creates a huge amount of heat, especially after the truck has just been driven a long distance hauling the camper. Putting the camper on blocks would be just before shutting it off and setting up camp....after all that heat was built up in the transmission...allowing it to now heat soak for hours. Not good for its longevity!
-Eric
