30,000 lbs behind the Ram

4x4ord wrote:

jmtandem wrote:

It just doesn't make sense. You let up on the accelerator to tell the truck you want it to pull harder??? Obviously if the engine is revving high, letting up on the skinny pedal will encourage it to upshift. I think Mr Truck has been sucking in too much diesel smoke.

Watch the F 450 video beginning around six minutes. The discussion is all there. Another interesting thing not mentioned on the F 450 video is that many auto insurers stop at 350/3500's. Getting a 450 might require finding an insurance company like Progressive that will insure it. And, lastly, while a very nice truck, the payload mentioned by the testers was around 4500 pounds. For a 450 dually that is incredibly low, lower than my Ram 3500 dually. The 450 may be built to tow more but not haul more, for example, a cabover camper. Also, interesting is that the 30,000 pound trailer has a gooseneck that is around seventeen percent tongue weight or close to 5000 pounds, plus two occupants.

Yup, I heard the statement..."if I let off the gas it would downshift" I'll stick with my interpretation of that statement.

A lot of trucks will "downshift" if you let off and back on. It's not downshifting though but unlocking the torque converter. My 2005 Ram does it and my 2006 F350 does it. I've never paid attention to see if my 2013 or 2016 Rams with the Aisin does it or not. I'll have to see the next time I'm in it.