3:31 Gearing
Looking into the possibility of a new to me TV. I just looked at a 2012 F250 with a 6.7 and 3:31 gears. What I would like to know is if anyone here tows with this set-up and how it works. I realiz...
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4x4ord wrote:
A lower geared truck does not tow better than a properly geared truck. For example if a 3.31 axle ratio can tow a 15000 lb trailer up a hill at 75 mph at wide open throttle It will be out doing a 3.55 equipped truck that is otherwise identical towing the same 15000 lb trailer up that same hill.
Now that does not make sense.
The truck in question has no real options. The two gear ratios available are very close and factoring in tire size there is virtually no difference. While some rail against the gear ratio available, there is absolutely no issue and folks need to understand that the 6.7 diesel will pull just fine as designed.
While I am pulling not much more than half the maximum tow rating, I top many of PA's finest four lane hills without dropping out of 6th gear.
