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Angelo explains the importance of Gearing Down while towing with your RAM Truck.
In this short series Angelo Viola and Pete Bowman give you some tips and tricks to get the most out of your RAM Truck
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most people think that shooting a
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nationally televised fishing show means
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that we spend most of our time out on
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the water the fact is we probably log as
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many hours traveling to and from our
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filming locations as we actually do
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fishing
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and most of that time we're towing our
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21 foot super boat fnc one
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along the way experiencing just about
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every type of towing situation
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imaginable so we'd like to share some of
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those experiences with you
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most tow vehicles with automatic
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transmissions like our ram 1500 here
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give you the option to gear down which
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is an important feature when pulling
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trailers even ones with surge or
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electric brakes
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wet surfaces steep descending hills and
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windy twisting roads can make for
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dangerous conditions real quick
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it's much better to creep down that hill
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in full control while in first or second
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gear than to be pushed down by the
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momentum of that heavy trailer and have
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to brake hard at the bottom
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if you find yourself with the trifecta
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of dangerous conditions a wet descending
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hill with a stop sign at the bottom just
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remember this downshifting can make all
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the difference between safely navigating
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the drive or hoping for the best when
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you get there
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so take a moment to practice manually
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downshifting gears in your truck to make
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sure there's no guesswork when the time
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comes
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now here's a bonus tip if you've got the
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toe hull feature don't be afraid to use
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it towhall mode automatically delays up
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shifts and automatically downshifts for
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engine braking when the throttles close
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or during steady braking this feature
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really helps improve overall performance
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of your vehicle and reduces wear and
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tear on your rams brakes especially
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during those times when you you know
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you're pushing your rig a little harder
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than you should trying to get your next
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fishing spot
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