Stopping on Hills/Inclines

Wow, sounds pretty icy.

 

Is that exit icy all the time like the next poster said?If so i'd be calling Werner and request a different fuel stop.Like you said,werner has alot of fuel stops and I don't think they would have a problem with you fueling elsewhere.Remember,SAFETY FIRST.

 

Not even sure what the problem is. Unless the truck is ancient.. you don't have to apply any accelerator to get the truck moving (thats the hardest part for standard transmission car drivers to unlearn). You can be stopped on a huge grade fully loaded... you simply come out on the clutch and the ecm applies enough fuel to the the truck moving.. after that of course you have to start shifting if you want to gain speed.. and on grades, those shifts sometimes have to be done QUICKLY as your road speed drops faster than if you were on level ground...

 

LOL... Ours has over 360K miles... But then we go OTR and not local... You can practice letting the clutch out with no fuel type of take off from level ground to get use to it... Then move to hills... Works well

 

hmmm not sure why you had to floor it if it was foggy that night.Can you post that exit on here?How about just easing up on that stop sign in 1st or second gear?Where I live it's all roller coaster hills.Even with bobtailing I stay in very low gear till I get to the bottom to make the turn onto my street.

 

Not sure why you have to do that. Grab another gear once get moving or have a little more patience.

 

I have denied a job to more than a few people while doing a road test for that exact reason. Steering wheel holders are easier to find than an inexpensive transmission or driveshaft. A "professional driver" is harder to find but knows how to keep drivelines from breaking.
If you touch that throttle before your foot is COMPLETELY off the clutch... Get out of my truck!
If you use the clutch brake when your foot is not on the brake pedal... Get out of my truck!

If you are on a hill and cant get rolling without using the throttle, you are in too high of a gear. If you cant get rolling in low without using the throttle, you will eventually turn your driveline into a pretzel. If I can start from a dead stop at 180K gross on a 6% grade without touching the throttle (till the clutch is completely engaged), any of you at 80K should have no problem. Horsepower, gear ratios, transmission type, etc, does not matter. ALL trucks will do it.