2005 1 ton Ram diesel
In 2005 my husband & I went fulltime with a large 5th wheel & our new from the factory Ram. We fulltimed for almost 8 years. The truck now has 160,000 miles on it. It seems to run great. Have had ...
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I towed a 10K GVW 5th wheel for ten years in the west coast mountains with a 2001 auto with no exhaust brake including a trip from the west coast to Newfoundland back. As long as you are careful about speed control on hills, it isn't an issue. The 48RE's should be better as I believe the torque converter locks in second gear which it didn't with the 47RE. That said an EB would have been very nice and I love the one on my present truck. Some early 48RE's had an issue with thrust washer wear when using an EB. You might want to check that out.
