How much is to much for no tow/haul mode?
The question to me is simple, but I have a feeling that the answer is not so simple. How much weight do i need to be pulling to need tow/haul mode with my truck? Being as though i'm not sure if the ...
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BenK wrote:
Only one of the reasons I'd much prefer to have a manual over an automatic in
my trucks and TVs...but the masses drove the OEMs to stop offering manuals...
I hear your pain. Recently upgraded from my 2001 5.9 RAM diesel 5 seed manual tranny to a 2014 6.7 RAM 5500 with Aisin 6 speed automatic. Impossible to find a stick shift anymore. This new truck has both exhaust brake and tow haul option. I had installed pacbrake exhaust brake in my 2001 and with a manual tranny the exhaust brake seemed much more effective as compared with the 2014, however when I combine BOTH the exhaust brake and tow haul on this automatic they are pretty sweet and work together very well. In my previous trucks I had never had an automatic transmission to hold up (back in the late 70's and 80's) so I've got my fingers crossed this one holds up. I think the manufacturers have made improvements to the automatics to make them more durable but it is crazy we have a population that can't drive a stick shift. I could put my ole 01 in granny 4x4 and jump out and throw out hay to the cows. In Europe automatics are still the minority.
