Tow Vehicle Preferences
We are carefully planning our investments for a fifth wheel and tow vehicle. We have had some experience with Ram 3500 dually, diesel and have read good reports on their performance. We see a lot of ...
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valhalla360 wrote:
If you are looking at new trucks, the axle ratio isn't as critical as it once was.
In the old days of 3 speed transmissions (and to a lesser but still important degree 4 speed transmissions), the ratio was important. The lower ratio rear end would give you better economy running empty but when loaded, it would drop down a gear and you would have to run at inefficient high rpm when stressed at all. Going to a higher ratio would allow you to stay in the top gear most of the time.
With the newer 6-8 speed transmissions, they can compensate by selecting a lower gear when needed but with just a modest increase in rpm and dialed in for efficiency.
Really! Who uses a dually to go off road...Funny!
