Shift! **** You Shift!
I have a 2013 Ford F150 5L V8 Long box extended cab 4x4. I was towing a 1999 Rockwood Ultralight 24' travel trailer. The thing doesn't even weigh 3000 lbs. There was this magical speed where on the...
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swimmer_spe wrote:
So, here are my thoughts as to why it annoys me.
1) Why is it that when I press the Tow/Haul button the computer does not automatically lock out the top gear? If what everyone is saying is true, than that button should lock it out to prevent damage to the transmission.
2) Eventually I plan to buy either a 250 or a 2500. These would have manual transmissions (I hope), So, in a manual, do you not go into the top gear as well?
3) My truck is rated for 10,000 lbs. Why at 1/3 the capacity do I loose a gear? Would I loose 5th and maybe 4th if I was hauling my max weight?
4) Why was it that 3 years ago I towed a trailer almost double the weight at even faster speeds and it would stay in the top gear? In the summer of 2014, I drove across Canada from Victoria to Sudbury with a 1975 Terry TT 21'. It weighs about 5000 lbs. I was traveling at 110km/hr in Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba. Driving from Toronto to Sudbury with a trailer weighing 3000lbs, It was hunting at 100km/hr. This is why I am concerned. Not because I cannot use the top gear, but because I never had that issue with my heavier one.
5) Who do I slap for a poor designed transmission/computer system.
Lol. First, the newer 6 speed Ford transmissions are some of the best ones out there.
Second, if these are serious questions, you need to do some learning/research in a big way.
