what I learned about my Tundra while towing this weekend..

[Txsurfer]

OK so I have been a little down on my wife's 2015 Tundra 4x4 and it's towing abilities ( somewhat biased as I have a diesel 3/4 as well) - well I tried something new this past weekend and it made a huge diff to me.. I used the S tranny mode and locked out 6th.. all the downshifting for overpasses was gone and was much more pleasant to drive. I was towing about 8K in the hills around Austin for about 500 miles RT. Pretty happy with the little truck now...

And before anybody asked why would I not just use the diesel in the first place - well we have a very old large dog that finds the crewmax way more comfortable for long trips..

[DanNJanice]

I have a Ford F250 with the 6.7PSD. I lock out 6th gear any time I tow, unless I am on dead flat interstate. I see no reason to make the engine lug or make the tranny shift unnecessarily. It does not hurt any engine(including diesels) to run it a few hundred RPMs higher and probably is good for it.

[12thgenusa]

Yeah, I can rarely tow in 6th in Colorado. Last summer in Alaska where much was right at sea level it would chug along in 6th all day long.

[Txsurfer]

ShinerBock wrote:
My BIL has a 2016 Tundra that he tows his 9k trailer with. He doesn't have any complaints about power, as he shouldn't with 4.30 gears coming standard with the Tundra, but he does complain about the stability. He added bags, but he said it still isn't as stable as his old 2006 2500 with a 5.9.

I added Timbrens and it made a big diff in my situation. I really don't notice much diff in stability between my two trucks and both of which are 4x4. I might add my Tundra brakes feel stronger than my 2500 CTD.

[coolbreeze01]

I don't understand why folks are hesitant to chose gears in an auto trans.
I pick the gear for the situation and watch the tach. Drive is fine on freeways and that is about it 😉

[ShinerBock]

My BIL has a 2016 Tundra that he tows his 9k trailer with. He doesn't have any complaints about power, as he shouldn't with 4.30 gears coming standard with the Tundra, but he does complain about the stability. He added bags, but he said it still isn't as stable as his old 2006 2500 with a 5.9.