Hill climbing techniques

That has to be one of the funniest lines I've read in a long time.

I also think your analysis of the computer controlling fuel rate is likely correct.

 

Start up the grade and drop a gear when your rpm's are down to where there's no power. Keep dropping gears until the rpm's drop no more and relax. Don't try to run up against the peg and stay relaxed.

 

Blast the stereo, grab a gear, mash the throttle, and rock back and forth helping your snail make the ascent! If you have better than 5mpg fully loaded, you aren't working hard enough!!!! [emoji56]

 

Lol u made my day

 

Lolol u made my day

 

Never go up a hill never always go around

 

You want to pull the hills in the gear that could run up to the rpm limit but instead stay in the sweet spot for mpg my truck is about 1350 rpm. You'll be slower then most drivers but getting better mpg. Never pull 1600-1800 rpm waste of fuel in the newer lower rpm trucks. When you get to the top, as you crest you start to reduce throttle. Maybe even lose 5mph, then start to coast down the hill. Guys that throttle down a hill waste fuel and brakes, but they feel cool for passing you.

 

Setting cruise control only works at 30 mph or above for me.. use it to climb not down the other side.. on the climb with cruise set it may drop a tad below 30mph then climb back up.

To me, each hill has its own character on what it will and won't allow

 

Most of the modern trucks I've driven won't allow cruise control below 30 mph. Once you are pulling a hill down at that speed you aren't trying to maximize mpg, you are trying to maximize uphill momentum.

Bear in mind that unless your truck is equipped with Smart Cruise (I'm not sure of the actual marketing name), then your cruise control will not be very fuel efficient on rolling hills. You can out perform "dumb" cruise by using the backing off method I described above. The reason is cruise control is programmed to keep the set speed as a minimum. When your speed drops below that pulling a hill it willgo to mmaximum throttle even after you topped the hill, when you could have backed off the throttle and allowed the downgrade to increase your speed.

 

I don't believe there's a significant difference and I do allow down grades to help out on the down side if possible .. at times cruz can do a better job then my foot