Posted by Showcrop on April 20, 2011 at 04:11:16 from (75.67.231.80):
In Reply to: Trying to save gas posted by 37chief on April 19, 2011 at 21:03:03:
The owners manual to my triaxle dump truck advised using hills to improve mileage, by letting off as you approach the crest and allowing speed to drop a little, then regain it on the downside. This truck has cruise, and the motor pulls well down to 800 RPMs, which makes it easy to keep it in the higher gear as has been mentioned. But you should aim to gradually lose speed on hills to keep it from downshifting. Also getting a little "run" at the hill will help to keep it from shifting down.I used to average 6.5 MPG carrying 23 tons one way.
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