Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[BigBlue1]

That's the problem... people treat it as a "Set it and forget it" control. While that may work on flat ground you have to pay attention to maintain your speed on hills.

What kind of modern automobile doesn't have a cruise control that holds your set speed?

 

[Jstpssng]

What kind of modern automobile doesn't have a cruise control that holds your set speed?

None of them do, which I've ever used. When you come to a hill your speed drops until the engine downshifts; then it races to get back up to speed. Depending on the hill I press down the accelerator before the vehicle starts slowing; engage "tow-haul", or downshift.

 

[BigBlue1]

None of them do, which I've ever used. When you come to a hill your speed drops until the engine downshifts; then it races to get back up to speed. Depending on the hill I press down the accelerator before the vehicle starts slowing; engage "tow-haul", or downshift.

Guess I drive vehicles with adequate power available to avoid that scenario. Never been a situation I've encountered unless I was pulling a heavy trailer in the mountains.

 

[old and tired]

What kind of modern automobile doesn't have a cruise control that holds your set speed?

Toyota Tundra... It's plus or minus 6 mph. I don't even use it any more unless I'm real tired...

 

[Jstpssng]

Guess I drive vehicles with adequate power available to avoid that scenario. Never been a situation I've encountered unless I was pulling a heavy trailer in the mountains.

I got behind one tonight... I was set at 55, they were going a bit faster. Yet on every GD hill I would come up behind them and slow to 45...
I've got a 5.3, which has all of the power I need. I just need to pay attention to my driving...
I had a Dakota years ago which would add 1mph every time that it downshifted. I would set it at 55 and drive along not worrying about it, after a while I'd think "those trees are going by awfully fast"... I'd look down and find I was doing 65. :laughing:

 

[3Ts]

None of them do, which I've ever used. When you come to a hill your speed drops until the engine downshifts; then it races to get back up to speed. Depending on the hill I press down the accelerator before the vehicle starts slowing; engage "tow-haul", or downshift.

Guess I drive vehicles with adequate power available to avoid that scenario. Never been a situation I've encountered unless I was pulling a heavy trailer in the mountains.

There's more to it than just power. I drive an F250 diesel so I think I've got plenty of power, but on our 100' tall hills out here it does the same thing that Jstpssng describes. I think it has to do with the predictive power (or lack there of) of the software that controls the throttle and braking (I've had it apply brakes instead of downshifting when going down one particular hill).

 

[duramaxsky]

That's the problem... people treat it as a "Set it and forget it" control. While that may work on flat ground you have to pay attention to maintain your speed on hills.

I have a simple answer for that; the law also states "Keep right except to pass." It's also against the law in many states to speed up if somebody's trying to pass you, but that would be a tough one to enforce.

Ultimately, the law I pay attention to is that of physics; "Two solid objects can't occupy the same space at the same time."

Oh they can but their shoes change dramatically.

 

[goeduck]

My new truck has that smart cruise control where it can maintain distance and slow/accelerate automatically. It works very well but really highlights the inability of other people to maintain speed. Quite a few people yo-yo speed while I am just cruising along at constant speed. I don't get it.

Sorry, some of us are driving old non cruise control trucks, let alone smart cruise control.

 

[goeduck]

Driverless cars with "google" in charge that will solve the problem.

Do they drive the speed limit or a little over? Who would pay the speeding ticket if there were one?

 

[MoMower]

I don;t think it's environmentalists in big SUVs
I think when it comes to driving, some people are just plain jerks.
Don't like anyone in front, don't like to be passed.

I got fed up and passed someone on the other side of the (empty) road who was doing 30 in a 45 since I almost got rear ended by a person coming around the bend behind us.
Guy was cursing me out, didn't think he was dangerous doing 15 below the speed limit.
He did have quite a few dents in the back of the car, sure he thought he was not the cause, it's those stupid people doing close to the speed limit!

Pass them all the time, when it can be done safely.

 

[two_bit_score]

Perhaps they could even call it... "cruise control"

Ya, that sounds pretty cool. Cruise control. I'd buy that.

The thing I hate about Cruise Control is that no matter where I set it if I am on a long highway trip there are going to be a couple other motorists who will have their CC set a mile an hour below me or a mile an hour above me.

This means eventually I am going to catch up to the one that is just lower than my speed or the one just a little faster will catch up with me and we will wind up in that quagmire of who is going to slow down or who is going to speed up the let the traffic building up behind us as we drive close to side-by-side for a mile or so.

Usually winds up that the two or three of us are going about 4-5-6 MPH above of below the speed limit and wind up travelling along together until one or two either pull off or speed up or slow down significantly to break up the pack.

 

[BigBlue1]

There's more to it than just power. I drive an F250 diesel so I think I've got plenty of power, but on our 100' tall hills out here it does the same thing that Jstpssng describes. I think it has to do with the predictive power (or lack there of) of the software that controls the throttle and braking (I've had it apply brakes instead of downshifting when going down one particular hill).

Glad I've never had a vehicle with that issue. Not my experience at all. From Grand Ams to Jeeps to Toyotas to Ram trucks. They all have kept their assigned speed well.

 

[Tinhack]

Wow, what happened to this thread? :thumbdown:

It's so far off topic, I think it should be closed. It used to be fun to come here in the morning and get a laugh. Not so much now.

 

[ptsg]

Ok, let's hopefully get back on track.

This is what happen when you repurpose a trailer meant for lighter loads and use it on a harsh environment like logging.

 

[ultrarunner]

That works for you, which is fine. But I can pay attention and use cruise control. I find it nice on longer drives, especially on wide-open interstates when you are doing hundreds of miles in a day.

Love cruise when towing up and down I5 from Sacramento to Olympia...

Who needs the stress of looking over your shoulder on a 12 hour drive with trailer.

Lots of miles with 2000 Ford Diesel Excursion... holds speed beautifully flat or grade towing my Kubota...

 

[TMGT]

Ok, let's hopefully get back on track.

This is what happen when you repurpose a trailer meant for lighter loads and use it on a harsh environment like logging.

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So you're saying that's not a hydraulic dove tail

 

[ptsg]

So you're saying that's not a hydraulic dove tail

Maybe it is, but just without hydraulics and a big crack in the trailer... :laughing:

 

[kenmbz]

Will be easier to unload with the new ramp :thumbsup:

 

[mred2]

That was done so they can unload the logs and haul equipment.

 

[cqaigy2]

Hey, the logs stayed in place, so there is that anyway.