question about pulling a trailer
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 75
Likes: 0
question about pulling a trailer
my g/f bro cuts grass, has a 16 foot trailer with a big mower, and med. mower a push mower and some equipment in the back of the truck, its a 02 or 03 f-250 lariat 4x4 ext. cab with a v-10 and an automatic. most of the trucks these days have automatics. his truck does not have the tow haul thing. like my bosses brand new f-350. my question is when he is driving around pulling a trailer like this should he turn off the overdrive. and should he just use up his brakes on his truck or should he down shift the automatic ( he has no brakes on this trailor. he is looking to buy a trailor with brakes this summer though). anyway, i want some opinions on the whole overdirve and downshift, deal. personally if i bought a truck to pull a trailer of any kind. and do real work with it, all i'd have is a manual. just my preference
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,769
Likes: 7
From: Gretna ,LA.
question about pulling a trailer
Automatics are great for towing,and it sounds like that trailer isnt that heavy as for as towing.As far as overdrive i would not engage it below 60 mph[my opinion] some say its ok.Turning 4000 rpms is nothing for a V10.Dont downshift,all it is doing is being hard on the trans.There are some people here who pull very heavy loads w/autos.Trans coolers are reccomended.
