Dave Burke wrote in a message to Laura Doyle:
DB>     The Automatic is nice for everyday driving and for
DB> climbing up hills. The disadvantage is if you come down a
DB> long windy hill you have to ride the brakes and they get hot
DB> and start to fade. I put mine in low range and that helps a
DB> little, but the manual trany has the advantage here.     I
DB> would stear clear of the truck trany's with overdrive. They
DB> don't seem to hold up as well as the TH-400.
     What about turning off the overdrive (push button on the dash on the 
Rams) and setting the cruise control?  That's what I've resorted to doing but 
(1) I have not tried it with a trailer and (2) we probably don't have what 
you'd call SERIOUS hills around here.  Maybe TWO between here and my mom's 
place.
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