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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Cummins12V98 wrote:
You need to add a controller or lockup switch so 2nd will lockup. Your heat is from running in 2nd unlocked.
^ This.
Aside from the 4 speed autos being the absolute Achilles heel of Cummins powered trucks in the early 2000s, they weren’t even good at being 4 speeds from the factory.
Get a VB or switch or whatever locks up 2nd gear and it will help a bunch. Sounds like the rest of the trans is built and setup good already.
