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[RC] Automatic Transmissions - k s swigart

Elizabeth Walker said:


I'd be interested in hearing from folks that trailer with automatic
?transmissions. ?Like Carla said - what do you do going down a
?long hill to avoid riding the brakes?


Well...with a regular automatic transmission, you can manually downshift it (to 
first or second) so it won't go into a gear any higher than what you put it in.

With my Allison transmission, it pretty much downshifts for you.

I didn't want the automatic transmission when I got my truck, but this had more 
to do with the expense of it than anything else.? I had heard nothing but good 
things about the Allison automatic transmission (except, of course, for the 
price!).? Unfortunately, you cannot get the Duramax engine with a manual 
transmission in California (it has something to do with the smog certification 
requirements), and buying it out of state and then importing it into California 
would have been a PITA.

However, I don't have any problem with having to ride the brakes going down 
hill.? If the transmission doesn't downshift for me, I can do it myself.

kat
Orange County, Calif.

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