8 Speed Auto for HD trucks
Apparently, ZF is making an 8 Speed HD trans that can handle 1000 lb-ft. 2020 release date. I see it as the next trans in the Ram 2500 and 3500s. LINK
Forum Discussion
valhalla360 wrote:Me Again wrote:
So you are saying they are now throw away trucks? A Cummins engine can go a million miles. Wonder how many transmissions that will take?
The "million mile engine" myth...sure you can keep most any engine going that long but at 15k miles per year it will take 67yrs to hit 1 million miles.
Yes, most trucks are throw away before year 30 let alone 67. No manufacturer is designing and building based on million mile assumptions.
"million mile myth"?
it has already happened. I'm sure if you were to google it, you would find the reports.
My truck is almost halfway there, at 408,000 miles. The transmission was rebuilt once, and may need it again soon.
I got a good chuckle out of the "2 speed and three speed" comments. Am I the only one here that ever owned the GM Hydramatic 4 speed that Pontiac, Kaiser, and others used? Surely not. Even the military used it, or a variation of it, in 6X6 trucks. Of course, the M211 was quite possibly the sorriest 6X6 ever built...
