question/tips/tricks/advice/how to thread

[Spindrift]

I really find Tow Haul to be a BIG PITA. With my trailer behind me, coming down a hill, the truck will downshift only after I've already picked up way too much speed. Then the engine sounds like it's about to come apart at a high rpm. It was the same for my 6.0L OTOH, maybe I've always been doing something wrong.

 

[Tom@BigTimeKustomz]

Hill descent...what is it? what years? how is it supposed to be used?

Hill descent is only available on the FX4 trucks and I believe started in '13.

 

[sagebel]

I really find Tow Haul to be a BIG PITA. With my trailer behind me, coming down a hill, the truck will downshift only after I've already picked up way too much speed. Then the engine sounds like it's about to come apart at a high rpm. It was the same for my 6.0L OTOH, maybe I've always been doing something wrong.

I figure if the stock programming does it the truck can handle it. If it doesn't Ford can fix it. My only complaint is it won't up shift for a while after you get back on the accelerator. I usually just cycle the tow/haul button to get it to up shift.

 

[vcassens]

Hill descent is only available on the FX4 trucks and I believe started in '13.

Boss has an 11 with the hill decent

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[12stroker]

my 12 has hill decent its a fx4 thing
my 11 is just a 4x4 package and doesn't have it.

 

[Chris.v]

My 12 has hill decent. I don't believe it's an fx4. Any way to tell if it is fx4? I diddnt have any stickers or nothing.


Chris

 

[sagebel]

How do you tell if you hill decent? I have a '12 FX4 but it is a dually.

 

[Strokin&Smokin]

How do you tell if you hill decent? I have a '12 FX4 but it is a dually.

The hill decent button will be located on side of the advanced traction control button on the right side of the radio and AC controls.

 

[TXGLASSMAN]

my 11 king ranch has hill decent on it, but it also had the fx4 suspension package

 

[Tom@BigTimeKustomz]

Boss has an 11 with the hill decent

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Wasn't sure, glad you cleared it up. Sometimes I wish I had the FX4 so I had the hill descent, but I'm not complaining.

 

[WHY NOT]

Wasn't sure, glad you cleared it up. Sometimes I wish I had the FX4 so I had the hill descent, but I'm not complaining.

Hill decent control is only for slow speeds off road to keep the truck from sliding down a steep slope, like 10-15mph max. So if you are taking your 3/4 or 1 ton truck rock crawling it may come in handy, but I would imagine most people will never get these trucks on steep enough grades off road to need it. It was packaged in the with the FX4 package along with stickers crappy rancho shocks and fuel/transfer case skid plates

 

[Strokin&Smokin]

I got the stickers and sh*tty ranchos but no skid plates.

 

[sagebel]

No hill decent on my '12 FX4 DRW.

 

[WHY NOT]

No hill decent on my '12 FX4 DRW.

SRW only trucks.

 

[lincolnlocker]

live life full throttle

 

[Spindrift]

:thumbsup:

 

[lincolnlocker]

Does the urea freeze?

live life full throttle....
load it like a box car, drive it like a stock car..

 

[WHY NOT]

Does the urea freeze?

live life full throttle....
load it like a box car, drive it like a stock car..

Yes it can, but the tank has a heater in it.

 

[lincolnlocker]

Thanks man!

Any known problems in the winter then?

live life full throttle....
load it like a box car, drive it like a stock car..

 

[lincolnlocker]

Soooo...... since I am on the topic of urea.. I see the box says its 67% h2o and 33% urea.... how many of you run straight water in your trucks?

I talked with a local tire store owner that has two 6.7s.. claims he has 50k on one and 70k on the other running h2o only and not def.

live life full throttle...
load it like a box car, drive it like a stock car