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<p>[QUOTE="Big Duker, post: 1298346, member: 10588"]Ken is right. On steep grades use manual mode and make #### good and sure to not get into too high a gear . You will be in for wild ride or worse. Slow and alive is a lot better than having to go up a runaway ramp-if you should live to reach one. Low maintains and will look for lower gear. Never saw much use for it it you use the manual settings correctly. Never driven the Ultra shift w/ one peddle. But I imagine it's about the same as Auto shift. except for taking off and stopping. I know a bunch of the Aussies on You tube love the 18 ultra shift. But with the giant stuff they put together I guess anything to make it easier is welcomed. Just mess w/ it on easy grades and you will see what it will do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Big Duker, post: 1298346, member: 10588"]Ken is right. On steep grades use manual mode and make #### good and sure to not get into too high a gear . You will be in for wild ride or worse. Slow and alive is a lot better than having to go up a runaway ramp-if you should live to reach one. Low maintains and will look for lower gear. Never saw much use for it it you use the manual settings correctly. Never driven the Ultra shift w/ one peddle. But I imagine it's about the same as Auto shift. except for taking off and stopping. I know a bunch of the Aussies on You tube love the 18 ultra shift. But with the giant stuff they put together I guess anything to make it easier is welcomed. Just mess w/ it on easy grades and you will see what it will do.[/QUOTE]
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