Just out of curiosity and drawing on the past and also present: When hauling heavy loads, especially in hillier or mountainous areas, how often do you just push the pedal down and let her pull on long grades? I'm guessing this works better with manual trannys that can hold gears, but diesels with their limited RPM range with autos could also hold a direct or 2/3 gear pretty well I think.
It seems like in some of the older less powerful trucks this might have been common. I'm young so fill me in!
It seems like in some of the older less powerful trucks this might have been common. I'm young so fill me in!