Towing With or Without Overdrive?
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Towing With or Without Overdrive?
When towing my travel trailer should I be in overdrive? I have a 30BHDS Jay Flight with a dry weight of 7200. My truck is a 250 crew, V10, 4wd, if that helps.
The 1/2 ton Dodge I got rid of had a "tow/haul" mode. That made it easy you just put in in tow/haul and go. The tranny would go into overdrive when on flat ground at interstate speeds.
The 1/2 ton Dodge I got rid of had a "tow/haul" mode. That made it easy you just put in in tow/haul and go. The tranny would go into overdrive when on flat ground at interstate speeds.
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yup, i use O/D until most hills, then i manualy turn it off..
i prefer this method then trying to give it more gas and hope she downshifts on its own...
i prefer this method then trying to give it more gas and hope she downshifts on its own...
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