Tow/Haul off or on(ram)
I w the discussion about the ford tow/haul system, how about the Ram in our case, 2017 1500 with the hemi and 8 speed we use T/H all the time when towing and definetly see a difference in accelera...
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Grit dog wrote:
^ But it does have a gear ratio or 2 that are close to 1:1, so what’s your point?
Many newer auto transmissions don’t have an exact 1:1 ratio gear any longer. And many do.
What is worth noting, is there is nothing magical that happens at 1:1, it’s just another step in the gear ratios from under-driven to over-driven.
And “OD off” is a thing of the past that was used on 4 and 5 speed transmissions to limit upper gear ratios. No different than manually shifting it via the gear shift or range buttons to limit the upper gear that the trans will shift into.
I’ve not seen it on any vehicles I’ve driven in recent years that have 6 or 8 speed transmissions.
The point is that older transmissions had a direct drive straight thru the transmission and didn't have the friction of running it thru a gear set.
