John B. wrote:

:Although some heavy trucks have auto transmissions today I think that
robably a manual shift would be more convenient for hauling a trailer
:as if nothing else it will allow an appropriate gear to be selected
:for going down steep hills. My Isuzu pickup has a "low range'
:selection on it's auto transmission but that is too low except for
:something like the Matterhorn :-)

Any number of automatic transmissions allow the selection of a
particular gear, and will hold that gear.


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