5 th or 6 th gear

[Will 1594]

Having discussion ,with a chap today , about trailering with his pickup , when has cattle box on ,
now do you run easy ,say 2/200 rpm in 5 th doing 50 odd , or let it labour a bit more in 6 th at 16/1800 ,
he flogs it in 6 th ,
i said we run in 5 th and few more revs ,uses same fuel when fully loaded , and just seems to go better

 

[ridger]

I'd say 5th or your dual mass flywheel won't like it. Mine is an automatic though and sits happily in top gear at 50 mph

 

[Chae1]

6th gear reverse.

 

[yellowbelly]

5th gear here.
Very few places you can get into 6th.

These pick-ups are too high geared nowadays.
They do it to improve the fuel consumption figures in the publicity leaflets and pay no attention to the needs of those who buy them to use in the real world.

 

[wdah/him]

Defender here would be 5th for big loads. Disco 3 would be in sport mod and sort itself out being auto, I fine in normal auto it is for ever changing

 

[Dave W]

Having discussion ,with a chap today , about trailering with his pickup , when has cattle box on ,
now do you run easy ,say 2/200 rpm in 5 th doing 50 odd , or let it labour a bit more in 6 th at 16/1800 ,
he flogs it in 6 th ,
i said we run in 5 th and few more revs ,uses same fuel when fully loaded , and just seems to go better

My dmax was more economical doing 60 in 5th with trailer. Would need to be doing to side of 65 before 6th was comfortable

 

[Kidds]

Depends very much on the road doesn’t it?
My Navara is happy in 6th on main roads, motorways or dual carriage ways, 5th if they are a bit winding

 

[Chae1]

What gear was 29mpg 936 in?

 

[box]

Why would anyone want to drive a manual these days?

 

[neilo]

6th gear reverse.

 

[spin cycle]

Why would anyone want to drive a manual these days?

cos automatics 'ti's work of the devil"

I'm really no expert but wouldn't a 'hunting' engine just draw more fuel but not burn it?

mind you speed is biggest killer of fuel IMO

 

[james ds]

What gear was 29mpg 936 in?

Downhill with your foot on the clutch.

 

[Bogweevil]

Why would anyone want to drive a manual these days?

Cos automatics are no fun to drive, but good for city folk or the poor sods like me who spend hours on the M25

 

[michael N123]

What gear was 29mpg 936 in?

@Speedstar will no

 

[box]

Cos automatics are no fun to drive

I know what you mean, but a manual ute/pickup isn't really my idea of "fun".

 

[ollie989898]

There will be an engine speed where the engine is making the most torque for the least fuel being injected, any gear and engine speed that gets close to that would be best. I'd guess most cars have their 6th or top gear optimised for the maximum legal limit, I know in my car 6th is pretty tall and leaves the engine with nowhere to go if you try to use it at lower speeds.

 

[toquark]

I tend to find “drive” the optimum gear when going forwards.

 

[czechmate]

Which gear is 1:1. Ie is 6 th gear the direct gear or an « overdrive « top?

 

[oakleaf]

On Toyota hilux fuel consumption goes up when you slip into 6th towing or not

 

[MrNoo]

My dmax was more economical doing 60 in 5th with trailer. Would need to be doing to side of 65 before 6th was comfortable

Find exactly the same thing when towing my match ploughing gear around, 5th mostly unless its dead flat on the motorway and need to get home in a hurry. But 6th and anything below 65 forget it, it's almost as if the turbo isn't on boost. And that's with a re-map but it goes along very nicely in 5th