09 F150 downshifting
I'm getting ready to pickup our new travel trailer next week. I have a FX4 with supercab, tow package, 5.4 V8. I put new tires on Goodyear dealer put G load rating on, might be overkill. I put afterma...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:goducks10 wrote:
BTDT with a 2010 F150. JMO so take it how you want, but that 6sp tranny is the worst tranny for towing I've ever towed with. The reason it's downshifting alot is because you can't lock out either OD's or select what max gear you want. The tranny will hunt ans shift all day long. I had the same issues towing 7300lbs going over simple interstate overpasses. It would shift 3-4 times during the whole process. Really irritating.
the plus side to the tranny is they greatly improved the cooling from 08. I used a Scangage to monitor tranny temps and the tranny stayed in normal temps all the time.
Tow haul mode won't change often the tranny shifts. It will just make the shifts firmer. BTDT
I have a 2011 F-150 with the 6 speed tranny. It is easy to lock out the top gears. All I do is while in top gear I push the up button on the shifter that then lights up the gears lights on the indicator. Once lit up I then push the down button. As I do the top gear lights will go out. Once the lights are out the gears are locked out and the tranny will not go into those gears. Easy.
I like the tranny so far. My only complaint is that it does not have a "hill hold" feature. While backing my TT up hill into the storage shed if take my foot off of the gas the truck will start to roll down the hill forward right away. You have to get your foot in the brakes quick.
Not the same tranny. The 2011 is the upgraded version of the 2009-10. You have the select shift on yours so you can block higher gears. You can't do that on a 2009 or 2010.
Also you have the 3.5 EB. It's a more powerful engine than the doggy 5.4. Part of the problem is that the 5.4 is under powered and you have to push down on the go pedal more often. Anyone knows that when you press far enough on the go pedal with an auto it will down shift. With two OD gears in the 6sp you cause more downshifts.
I towed 7300lbs all over Oregon and NorCal for 3 seasons of camping. So I had enough of the downshifting.
From everything I read your 3.5 with the better 6spd is a nice setup.
