Towing with Torqshift
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Tuned
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Towing with Torqshift
Got a new to me 08 F250 V10. Pull a 10k 5th wheel. New to the torqshift. What's the deal, just push Tow/Haul and away we go? Tap the brake descending a steep hill?
Any advice would be appreciated.
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Any advice would be appreciated.
S
Laughing Gas
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Waco, Texas
Just puch the button and go. It will do all the calculations for you. If you do touch your brakes, it will do a little engine braking for you. I have learned on really steep climbs, take it out of tow/haul and manually accelerate. But going down the other side, I always hit tow/haul to assit the brakes. That tranny is tough also. You may get some hard downshifts, that seems like a common complaint on other RV forums, I just don't worry about it as I know in downshifting, it is not unusual to get a hard down shift or a hard upshift. I remember the days when we put shift kits in our cars as it helped when we ran quarter mile races. When it shifted, it would jerk pretty hard!
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From: Frederick, MD
You about summed it up already. Put it in tow/haul and drive the truck. Going down hill and tapping the brake will get the tranny to downshift. This will provide engine braking to help hold the hills.
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