First trip with my new Duramax
All I can say is WOW. My 2004 6.0 gas did the job but going up I-80 and over Donner Pass I would have it up to 4200 rpm and doing 45 to 50 max in second gear. My 2016 duramax was effortless. I followe...
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Double_Haul wrote:
All I can say is WOW. My 2004 6.0 gas did the job but going up I-80 and over Donner Pass I would have it up to 4200 rpm and doing 45 to 50 max in second gear. My 2016 duramax was effortless. I followed suggestions here on this board and kept it in cruise control and tow haul mode as much as I could and the truck did the rest. It maintained 62 effortlessly and I never touched the brakes unless encountering traffic. Tow haul mode would engage the engine break going downhill when needed. All I really did was steer.
I tow the same way, cruise control, tow/haul, and exhaust brake on auto, and let the vehicle's computers do the rest. Like you nothing left for me to do but steer. These newer diesel pullers are awesome, I've pulled in a Duramax (my sons) and mine is a RAM Cummins. Never pulled with a Powerstroke but I would imagine they are about the same with tow integration as the other two. Detroit has done a great job bringing us tow vehicles. So solute to the big three.
