Posted: Sep 06 2006 at 2:35pm | IP Logged

Hey guys instead of arguing about about which transmission is better and cursing up a storm about it; why don't we try to help Tony (the guy who started this thread) with his problem.  Tony I also have a manual and would like to know if you get a solution.  A transmission mechanic or as a last resort a dealer mechanic might be able to help.  I have not towed anything substantial yet, but I would like to know if there is a flaw in our trucks or if yours is a unique case.

Posted: Sep 14 2006 at 8:06pm | IP Logged

i own a 20 foot tandem axle parker heavy duty trailer i purchased when doing hurricane relief work in new orleans now that trailer is a solid 10000 lb trailer it weighs about 3500 lbs dry. i hook up to that and i put a big kubota L3410 farm tractor on that which weighs about 2800 lbs with a 1500 lb finishing mower attatched to that that is about 7800 lbs that i pull with this truck now i live in mississippi with lots of hills and i pull it from picayune to poplarville that is about 30 miles one way with up and down hills i turn off overdrive and do not pull over 70 mph and doing 70 it turns 2600 rpms on flat ground and the cool thing about this trans is it dont downshift to the lowest gear and all that bs when i go to climb a hill it will rev like a slipping trans depending on how the hill is is how high it will rev climbing these hills it revs to 3100 and holds it does not downshift because it is tuned to rev not downshift to stay in the torque range and it pulls this weight like it aint sh*t do that with a manual and the clutch will need replacing after that haul espesially all the downshifting you will be doing in it and the auto is the same trans as the titan and that will pull 10000 lbs so that weight aint hurting the trans  and a manual is not made to pull anyway.