AndyCook
Well-Known Member
when i have failed on climbing a steep offroad climb, with my manual Toyota 4runner, i simply put gear in reverse and took feet off brakes and clutch and allowed the vehicle to roll-back in reverse with engine breaking, sometimes i used the brakes to control the descent, but taking care to avoid locking any wheels
with my automatic colorado, it seems to go back pretty fast in reverse. I found this out again this weekend on a steep grassy bank (in between bagging some bunnies with the rifle) , which took me several attempts to get up, even with tyres at 15psi and rear-locker engaged.
I have read that it may be better to use two feet, one to feather brakes to slow the vehicle down without locking the brakes and causing a slide and the other to use the accelerator to help the torque converter lock-up more and help with engine-braking - but i have always chicken'd out of trying this
I have also read of leaving the auto transmission in a forward gear and rolling back like this? (I "think"I might have read this in Tom Sheppards book, but i need to check again to be sure)
but wouldn't this damage the transmission.
any thoughts?
also got bogged down again, but airing down tyres got me through (and saved me having to call farmer or AndrewT to pull me out)
with my automatic colorado, it seems to go back pretty fast in reverse. I found this out again this weekend on a steep grassy bank (in between bagging some bunnies with the rifle) , which took me several attempts to get up, even with tyres at 15psi and rear-locker engaged.
I have read that it may be better to use two feet, one to feather brakes to slow the vehicle down without locking the brakes and causing a slide and the other to use the accelerator to help the torque converter lock-up more and help with engine-braking - but i have always chicken'd out of trying this
I have also read of leaving the auto transmission in a forward gear and rolling back like this? (I "think"I might have read this in Tom Sheppards book, but i need to check again to be sure)
but wouldn't this damage the transmission.
any thoughts?
also got bogged down again, but airing down tyres got me through (and saved me having to call farmer or AndrewT to pull me out)
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