Engine brake

you understand that for any given road speed you could be in a different gear and engine speed?

like say 60 mph is 8 over at 1100 rpm OR 8 direct at 1400 rpm OR 7 over at 1800 rpm....(making numbers up, but lower gear at higher rpm is same road speed as the gear above it at a lower rpm...

in winter try to be in the lower gear at higher rpm, (gonna depend what motor you have, some love to rev, some not so much)

higher rpm will have less impact (and less chance overall of spinout) if you do start to spin cuz youre already at the peak of power vs you lugging up and spinning

 

maybe he meant the lost control, i see 'spunout' i picture spunout, as in no more forward progress

 

Correct. And yes I understand it. It is better to be in a lower RPM in slippery situations. Thanks

 

Wait. No. That's opposite of what I was told.

 

I was told low rpms = less chance of spinning out due to lack of being higher in the power band

 

higher rpm in slippery

 

torque is down low torque is twist

 

Ok. I guess I'll have to play around more.

Thank you

 

Lots of misinformation in this thread, and some of it down right crazy.

Best thing to do is take it real easy on slick stuff until you get the hang of it. There is no amount of instruction on a internet forum that is going to get you through that tough spot, you may pick up a tip or two but you won't ever learn except behind the wheel.

You can get a truck out of some pretty tough situations but you've got to know how to react before it happens. If you have to think about it when you see the trailer coming around or the truck sliding out of control, it's already too late. You have to build up a instinct and almost automatically perform the right action to correct it.

Most people, when they go into a skid, have got a very bad habit of slamming on the brakes. This is very bad. It's just how most people were taught when first learning how to drive, when things get bad stop, sometimes it's better to just keep going.

 

I'm sure a lot of Canadians who live in the snow and mountains are chuckling reading this thread ..