Who knew it was a stick???
#1
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Who knew it was a stick???
So I had to pull my crazy heavy trailer the other day and my normal puller, a '99 f-350SD, was out of commission waiting on some parts. So I figured I just hook up the ol' Yota and away I go.
As I said the trailer is a little heavy so I needed the low grunt of low range. Well wind up Lo 1-5, grab Hi and 3rd, 4th, then 5th. Who knew it was an 8 speed?
As I said the trailer is a little heavy so I needed the low grunt of low range. Well wind up Lo 1-5, grab Hi and 3rd, 4th, then 5th. Who knew it was an 8 speed?
#4
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lol its easy, pull the lever down.
been doing it for years, just grinds a lil bit, nothing major.
you can go from low to high with out much trouble, just cant go from high to low
been doing it for years, just grinds a lil bit, nothing major.
you can go from low to high with out much trouble, just cant go from high to low
Last edited by TOYOTA 1; 12-18-2009 at 01:32 PM.
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You can double (or triple) clutch to shift from low to high range. I do that from time to time, like in heavy stop-n-go traffic, low range makes it easier to creep along, but if all of a sudden traffic opens up and you are doing 30 or so, you can go up to high range by picking the closest gear there and rev matching before shifting the t-case. And you can go into low range on the move, but it takes a much more precise shift to get the revs right (t-case is non-synchromesh).
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Let's just say the eyes on the flagger at the construction site I had to drive passed were as big as dinner plates when he heard me pull out, shifting through 4 gears up to about 22mph.
And 4crawler is right , it all comes down to matching speeds, wound up 5Lo puts me just ahead of 3Hi. Get 5Lo, push clutch in, shift t-case to neutral, dump clutch, push clutch in and tach up, grab 3rd gear, dump clutch, push clutch in and tach up while pulling t-case lever to get Hi-Range, let the clutch out. It seems like a lot of work but to a guy that doubles in everything you really don't notice.
And 4crawler is right , it all comes down to matching speeds, wound up 5Lo puts me just ahead of 3Hi. Get 5Lo, push clutch in, shift t-case to neutral, dump clutch, push clutch in and tach up, grab 3rd gear, dump clutch, push clutch in and tach up while pulling t-case lever to get Hi-Range, let the clutch out. It seems like a lot of work but to a guy that doubles in everything you really don't notice.
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i shift from 4 lo to 2 hi all the time.... i find that 4lo 3rd matches 2 hi 1st... i'll get to 3rd in 4lo, then shift to 2nd, and throw it into 2hi all at the same time.
#14
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with both my 4runner and my truck, i necer stop going from 4low to 4 hi. just push the clutch in and shift it as normal. but i always stop to go from 4hi to 4lo
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I've had to do that kind of thing a couple of times pulling heavy trailers but usually just to get it rolling. The 4lo is great to use to get moving on icy roads/parking lots sometimes because it keeps the driveline turning slow enough the wheels don't break loose. A lot of fun but too much like work for an everyday thing.
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#19
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I use the 4Lo to get my boat up the ramp, creeps it up nice and easy with no beating on the clutch, I usually stop once up the ramp and switch back to 2Hi, but never thought of doing it while moving.
Might be stepping up to a 25' boat this winter, and was wondering how the hell I was going to trailer it with my 3.slow, not far, just a couple miles. Looks like this may be something to try.
So I can get some momentum with 4Lo and just pull it back into 4Hi once I get up to like 15-20mph, or to 2Hi?
Is there any gear reduction from 2Hi to 4Hi?
Might be stepping up to a 25' boat this winter, and was wondering how the hell I was going to trailer it with my 3.slow, not far, just a couple miles. Looks like this may be something to try.
So I can get some momentum with 4Lo and just pull it back into 4Hi once I get up to like 15-20mph, or to 2Hi?
Is there any gear reduction from 2Hi to 4Hi?
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I use the 4Lo to get my boat up the ramp, creeps it up nice and easy with no beating on the clutch, I usually stop once up the ramp and switch back to 2Hi, but never thought of doing it while moving.
Might be stepping up to a 25' boat this winter, and was wondering how the hell I was going to trailer it with my 3.slow, not far, just a couple miles. Looks like this may be something to try.
So I can get some momentum with 4Lo and just pull it back into 4Hi once I get up to like 15-20mph, or to 2Hi?
Is there any gear reduction from 2Hi to 4Hi?
Might be stepping up to a 25' boat this winter, and was wondering how the hell I was going to trailer it with my 3.slow, not far, just a couple miles. Looks like this may be something to try.
So I can get some momentum with 4Lo and just pull it back into 4Hi once I get up to like 15-20mph, or to 2Hi?
Is there any gear reduction from 2Hi to 4Hi?