F350: 4.30 or 3.73 Gears
Very close to ordering a new F350 SRW 6.2 engine, long bed, rear wheel drive, crew cab. Tow a Grand Design Reflection 27RL. Pin weight 1900 lbs and trailer at 9000 lbs (both scaled weight, fully pac...
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Bedlam wrote:
It may depend on what type of camping you do whether 1st gear is low enough. If you primitive camp, you may find the transmission laboring as you are trying back in or pull out of a steep view site. If your camping consists of paved resorts, you won't have to worry about gear ratios or break over angles.
All the modern trucks have the dual range 4X with first gear in the ultra-low range having unbelievable power/torque or whatever. I was just using mine in an ice storm recently and I could roll down a steep, ice covered hill at about 2MPH. Pulling in/out of a tricky camp spot this gear would be plenty with any gear ratio.
