Tame the Surge...

Been driving smooth bores for a couple of months now. Drove straight trucks with 3,000 water tanks for two years prior but they didn’t surge, just did more of a lazy slosh.

First time I got hit with a surge I thought I broke something. Second time I thought I got rear ended. I still check for getting rear ended now and then lol

I’ve been able to hone my driving habits to be a lot smoother and gradual, but I’m still getting some real nasty impacts sometimes. I also can’t seem to avoid getting assaulted on uphill downshifts.

Anyone got some advice on taming the beast?

 

No I rarely ever get surge on downshift. Only on upshifts.

 

You got me haha you’re right but what confused me is you’re talking about engine braking which I wouldn’t do uphill but I think you were just comparing the possible timing of my shifts correct?

On uphills I’ll shift when RPMs fall to around 1100-1200. Problem is everything is in the back of the tank in uphill plus I’m pulling. Shifting releases that “tension” and when I get back on the throttle tge product slams to the back again.

Doesn’t seem avoidable because if you try to be slow and gentle you’re going to lose all your momentiob real fast and before you know it you’re all the way down to low side crawling 10-15.