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Automatics Off road
Thrasher:
Downhill - low 1st. Left foot brake while bringing up the power to take up the slack as you drop down if you are really worried.
Failed hillclimb? In what way? Stalled?
benbenukuk:
a hill climb that you fail due to not given it enough power and you stop half way up, Ben
clbarclay:
The best torque converter gear box I have driven for controlled hill descents was on an old loading shovel, at the brough of the hill you just put it in high reverse and then let gravity pulley you down the slope, if it went to fast then all you did was accelerate :lol:
Unfortunately I don't think you can just select 3rd or 4th gear with a typical auto box to do this trick in the event of a failed hill climb. I find reverse gear and careful control of the brakes works, but its still not as good as a manual.
Cadence breaking is a very useful technique for controlling auto boxes (and manuals for that matter) off road. Basically you replicate ABS by quickly applying and then releasing the breaks repeatedly if it goes too fast.
Range Rover Blues:
Well normaly in a failed hill climb you would run out of steam due to incorrect gear and possibly not enough momentum, eventually I guess you would stall, then stuff it in reverse, drop the clutch out, take off the brakes and crank the engine.
Well with an auto :? sorry, wrong gear? it'll change down under power, it won't stall at all, so either you end up spinning the wheels or the engine sits at 2,000 rpm boiling the transmission oil.
Momentum of course we all suffer from.
As with a manual, select reverse, make sure the wheels are pointing straigh then let the brakes go and the engine will help you brake.
Reggieroo:
I've got a manual & found it helped me out when I got my V8 got rather wet driving through a deep ford (over the bonnet :shock: )
The engine cut out & I nearly got it out on the starter motor quite successfully, untill my mate in a RRC auto who was in front got in my way (his cut out also :( ).
It would have got me all the way out if he wasn't in the way (thanks Mark :cry: .......lol).
I was thinking of changing to an auto at the time but quickly changed my mind after that.
I prefer autos normally as I'm lazy & don't like changing gear, I wouldn't have a manual for any road going car/4x4 but not so sure about an offroad vehicle.
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