New E450 with tow/haul question
My old Winnebago E350 4R100 had overdrive and I would turn it off when climbing a steep grade or go down a long grade for braking. What's the difference with the Tow/Haul on the 5 speed. Same usage?...
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Automatic transmissions (at least the traditional designs, such as we're talking about here) don't have individual gearsets for each speed, as a manual transmission does, but rather a series of planetary gearsets and clutches to interconnect them in various permutations and combinations. I suspect the 5R110 and the 6R145 (and the 4R100) have four planetary gearsets, but I'm far from positive about that.
This article on thetruthaboutcars.com starts with a brief introduction to some of the theory behind automatic transmissions and planetary gearsets, if you're interested. It's a little on the technical side.
This is rather far removed from whether or not one should engage Tow/Haul, I realize. My apologies in advance to the original poster.
This article on thetruthaboutcars.com starts with a brief introduction to some of the theory behind automatic transmissions and planetary gearsets, if you're interested. It's a little on the technical side.
This is rather far removed from whether or not one should engage Tow/Haul, I realize. My apologies in advance to the original poster.
