Why do you Cummins guys want more gears
I’ve heard a number of Cummins fans saying they are waiting for an 8 or 10 speed transmission before getting a new truck. Why? Does the Cummins struggle to get your trailer moving from a stop? Or are ...
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mkirsch wrote:Not really. Why would you want gears that need to have you going 75 mph to keep it going down the road at a non lugging rpm?SweetLou wrote:
Not needed. More speed towing is dangerous for many reasons, and you achieve a good speed now. Lugging any engine while pulling a weight not good either. Continual searching for correct gears can't be good. The best overall range for towing with that Cummins is around 1800 RPM so in my opinion not needed.
Most of what you said is an argument FOR more gears.
Lugging is certainly not good for the engine. You need more gears to keep the engine in the ideal RPM range over varying conditions.
