3.31 gears at 40,000 lbs gross.
Just to give a bit of a feel for how different gear ratios would behave while towing I locked out 10 then 10th and 9th then added them back again while travelling on a straight stretch of road w...
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RoyJ wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
I never said combust. I just said that their lifespan were diminished in our fleet trucks that were used for towing/hauling on a regular basis, especially when combined with larger/heavier tires, versus our shorter geared trucks. This often negated any fuel savings gained from taller gears and we just stuck with shorter gear setups in these applications. Also, most of the burnt/grenaded clutches (after 100k+ miles) that we have seen in our nine Ford dealerships, were in trucks with taller gears.
I was joking of course. Let's agree on this: it is EASIER to abuse a truck with taller gears. And if a truck is truly a dedicated tow rig, sure, I agree short gears are better. For private trucks, some of us want good empty mpg.
I don't disagree here. I even have tall 3.42 gears in my dieael truck for fuel mileage. You have to know your equipment and its limitations which is why I generally tow in 5th where I likely would tow in 6th if I had 4.10s.
All I did was make a general comment that taller gears put more stress on the trans than shorter gears and some got triggered by it as if I was personally insulting their truck or truck brand.
