for those of you following this thread :
I got the unit today, I kept it in 3rd gear as suggested both empty and loaded. I could get 65 mph while keeping the tach right at 2,800 , I set the cruise and let her rip all day. the only thing I noticed is when I was going up a longer grade while loaded it seemed to loose speed slowly, but when I took it over with the gas pedal it responded ( altho sluggish )
I stayed in the slow lane and just ran with the trucks. the trailer did have brakes on it but they have not worked in years. I did not have and problem braking but I was not on them constantly enough to get hot, this may have been different if I had mostly city driving.
Many Thanks for all who posted, this is the loaded rig at a lunch stop .
I got the unit today, I kept it in 3rd gear as suggested both empty and loaded. I could get 65 mph while keeping the tach right at 2,800 , I set the cruise and let her rip all day. the only thing I noticed is when I was going up a longer grade while loaded it seemed to loose speed slowly, but when I took it over with the gas pedal it responded ( altho sluggish )
I stayed in the slow lane and just ran with the trucks. the trailer did have brakes on it but they have not worked in years. I did not have and problem braking but I was not on them constantly enough to get hot, this may have been different if I had mostly city driving.
Many Thanks for all who posted, this is the loaded rig at a lunch stop .
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