Great breakdown of tow vehicle towing capacity by make/model

rjstractor wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:
You're right but Ford does not offer 3.42. Ford Super Duty diesels have 3.31 and 3.55 for 3/4 ton trucks. The 1 ton has a 3.73 option for diesels. Clearly the 3.55 offers even better gearing when compared to GM's Allison with 3.73s after looking at the overall gear ratios.

Yes, my error for not researching. I actually got the 3.42 ratio from the OP's link, more the reason to discount the info on that page. Reading that site, the author's bias against Ford is pretty obvious. Bias of that sort has no place in a legitimate publication. Having said that, even the 3.31 ratio compares pretty well to the GM/3.73 combo.

Okay, I think I see the mistake here. The site's statement did not clearly point out that the 3.55 and 3.42 ratios where to be compared with the truck's one-ton counterpart-not to be compared within the three-quarter tons. You are correct, the towing capacities between the three-quarter tons are not that much different, although Ford has the fifth wheel lead per RV Tow Check.

Apparently, the statement has recently been changed and now reads:
"FACT: When comparing with Ford's and Ram's one-ton trucks, their three-quarter ton truck's awesome diesel engine and transmission power combination is robbed by rear end gear ratios of 3.55 and 3.42, respectively."

I have to ask, how do you come to believe the author is biased against Ford when in fact all the chart's data comes from the manufacturer's published data? The towing capacities provided by RV Tow Check show the realistic towing capacity and it is what it is, is it not?