First Pull Question on Tow-Haul Mode.
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First Pull Question on Tow-Haul Mode.
Put the car trailer behind the beast for the first time yesterday. Man was that NICE!! 1800lb trailer and 3500lb car and I swear, you could forget it was back there.
The only hick-up was the Tow-Haul mode when in cruise. When I came to a hill the cruise would seem to over-correct. I'd actually be going 5mph FASTER than what I set it for at the top of a hill! When I dropped back to normal mode, it didn't do that. Is this too light a load to use the Tow-Haul mode? Should I not be using the cruise on the interstate? Ofcourse this is the kind of problem I like to have. Overkill.
First time using the new Tow Command system. After minimal setup, it worked without a problem. I had a top of the line Prodigy I was using with the Explorer and this handled things just as well without having something hanging under the dash. The car ran like crap in the heat and humidity, but that's another story.
http://www.bullseyetechnology.net/f2...litttow01s.jpg
http://www.bullseyetechnology.net/f2...litttow02s.jpg
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The only hick-up was the Tow-Haul mode when in cruise. When I came to a hill the cruise would seem to over-correct. I'd actually be going 5mph FASTER than what I set it for at the top of a hill! When I dropped back to normal mode, it didn't do that. Is this too light a load to use the Tow-Haul mode? Should I not be using the cruise on the interstate? Ofcourse this is the kind of problem I like to have. Overkill.
First time using the new Tow Command system. After minimal setup, it worked without a problem. I had a top of the line Prodigy I was using with the Explorer and this handled things just as well without having something hanging under the dash. The car ran like crap in the heat and humidity, but that's another story.
http://www.bullseyetechnology.net/f2...litttow01s.jpg
http://www.bullseyetechnology.net/f2...litttow02s.jpg
Images changed to links. -Beast12
Last edited by Beast12; Jun 10, 2006 at 05:27 PM.
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The cruise control sucks on my truck also, when pulling on the highway I would get it to 70 MPH and set the CC and it would drop to ~66 and than speed up to get back to 70, My 02 never did this.
We just returned from our trip to East Tennessee from South Florida, 1648 miles towing out 30 ft travel trailer (10K) and 800 LB Harley Electra Glide in the bed. and ~300 miles running truck empty in the mountains.
I really like the way it towed in the mountain's in the Tow/Haul mode. Actually used the T/H when running empty in the mountain's too and it worked great, did not have to use the brakes as much.
We just returned from our trip to East Tennessee from South Florida, 1648 miles towing out 30 ft travel trailer (10K) and 800 LB Harley Electra Glide in the bed. and ~300 miles running truck empty in the mountains.
I really like the way it towed in the mountain's in the Tow/Haul mode. Actually used the T/H when running empty in the mountain's too and it worked great, did not have to use the brakes as much.
Last edited by 02PSD4ME; Jun 10, 2006 at 02:31 PM.
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The cruise seemed to work well on the first unloaded trip and also did well in the normal mode with the trailer. Only did funky stuff in the tow/haul mode. I'm wondering if the tow/haul somehow changes the PID variables in the cruise control that makes it overshoot.
Also, anyone have any experience on gas mileage variations between the two modes while towing? Either mode showing better mileage?
Also, anyone have any experience on gas mileage variations between the two modes while towing? Either mode showing better mileage?
