grizz272
May 23, 2024Explorer
Tow Haul Mode
I have a F350 4x4 long box diesel. I always used tow haul when I towed our fifth wheel. We have now downsized to a tow behind TT. The friends we camp with have TT and they never use tow haul beca...
Using Tow/Haul is not going to affect fuel economy while towing and you are definitely not going to go wrong using it for all your towing. However, with a new F350 diesel towing a lighter tag trailer, something under 8k lbs, tow haul is hardly needed. If you find it more comfortable to tow light trailers set to "normal" I'd recommend using "normal" for towing. Activating the Exhaust brake affects the shift points to some degree as well. Sometimes with a light trailers I'll use "normal" and no exhaust brake, sometimes "normal" plus EB. With a heavy trailer I usually use Tow/Haul with the EB set to "auto". If just driving on flat ground at slow speeds I will sometimes set the truck to normal no EB even with a moderately heavy trailer, (I consider my fiver a moderately heavy trailer at about 16000 lbs).