5.9 Cummins Diesel Towing capacity
My owners manual tells me the max pin weight is 1200 and the 5vr (2007 Arctic Fox 27 ft) has pin weight of 1500lbs. On top of that the trailer is max of 12000 and the truck is rated at 9600lbs approxi...
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billy1davis wrote:
So what you're saying is when i put it in 2nd it will move to another gear like 1st?
No, he is saying the torque converter clutch isn't active in 2nd gear with the factory setup.
That means the converter is slipping and this heats up the fluid.
Convertors are suppose to "slip", so it isn't broken, per se. But the fluid will run a lot cooler if you lock the clutch in the torque converter when you are forced to pull hills in second gear.
Not sure what your options are to accomplish that in your year/model truck, but I'm sure someone here does.
