Drain your tanks after you park it every time. Get out the TMs on operation. Reach in from behind the spare tire to get to the drains on the air tanks.
Also, per the TMs, adjust your parking brake correctly. You will loosen the handle first, then have to get under the truck and adjust the shoes per the TM.
As far as hills go, like mentioned before, start in the low range, but use 2nd gear. You can let the clutch out, and the truck should start going fwd even without pushing the accelerator. After you get moving, you can choose how you want to get back in high. I mostly work my way into 5th, then grab the high range and back into 4th. Or you could start out with L2 and instead of shifting to 3rd, grab H2 instead. Whatever you are most comfortable with.
Never use the clutch to hold yourself on a hill. In fact, I never hold the clutch at a stop, I take it out of gear and my foot off the clutch.
Also, per the TMs, adjust your parking brake correctly. You will loosen the handle first, then have to get under the truck and adjust the shoes per the TM.
As far as hills go, like mentioned before, start in the low range, but use 2nd gear. You can let the clutch out, and the truck should start going fwd even without pushing the accelerator. After you get moving, you can choose how you want to get back in high. I mostly work my way into 5th, then grab the high range and back into 4th. Or you could start out with L2 and instead of shifting to 3rd, grab H2 instead. Whatever you are most comfortable with.
Never use the clutch to hold yourself on a hill. In fact, I never hold the clutch at a stop, I take it out of gear and my foot off the clutch.