First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
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They are not variable transmission like on the car. The ones on the car use a steel "belt" and work like the transmissions on snowmobiles and atvs where the two pulleys vary in size relative to each other and change the gear ratio.
The 6 and 8 speeds in the trucks are regular automatic transmissions that have 6 or 8 forward speeds. I would suppose they would hold up to towing as well as any other automatic transmission. In fact I would imagine they would hold up better since having more actual gears would reduce the need to run with the converter unlocked which would help keep the heat down.
The 6 and 8 speeds in the trucks are regular automatic transmissions that have 6 or 8 forward speeds. I would suppose they would hold up to towing as well as any other automatic transmission. In fact I would imagine they would hold up better since having more actual gears would reduce the need to run with the converter unlocked which would help keep the heat down.
