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Re: [RC] towing w/automatic (P.S.) - Elizabeth Walker

That's actually a pretty good point. I came close to having a dislocated shoulder when Caisson did a quick reverse. If I had had to drive the truck I have now, I think I would have been in trouble. (Of course, getting *back* to the truck wouldn't have been great. I was lucky that it slipped back in the socket.)


On Jan 29, 2009, at 7:54 AM, Cindy Collins wrote:

P.S. BTW, I LOVE driving a stick shift, but after both my husband and I had times when we had broken legs or feet and/or had broken arms or collar bones, we decided to buy an automatic towing vehicle so we could at least get to the hospital after the wreck :) Cindy

On Jan 29, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Cindy Collins wrote:

My automatic and most of the towing packages give you the ability to take it in an out of overdrive and to drop gears. Coming off the BigHorns, as an example, I take it out of overdrive, then drop it into 2nd, then 1st gear. These are on the gear dash display.

I am interested in what "after market trailer brakes our gurus might recommend." Cindy

Re: [RC] trailer brakes - Elizabeth Walker
Same here. Manual transmission, with over/under drive. I normally don't have to use my brakes much, if at all, going down a hill, as I just drop it into third. I also tend to use the gears to slow down coming in to a light.

I am thinking about getting another truck, though. Mine is a 1986, and showing its age. Do they even make them with manual transmissions anymore? I'd be interested in hearing from folks that trailer with automatic transmissions. Like Carla said - what do you do going down a long hill to avoid riding the brakes?


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