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Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? #547190
12/06/09 06:22 PM
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I posted in the truck forum. Do you have any problems with noise while pulling your race trailers or not pulling in 6th gear? What gears does your truck have? Better to pull an enclosed with 4 wheel drive or 2 wheel? Looking at an 06 6 speed 4wd.


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: sunroofgtx] #547191
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I do,

but my motor is some 30 odd feet behind me

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: WILD BILL] #547192
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I do , what noise ?

It pulls my 30 foot up hill 75 mph without even grunting


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: bigdad] #547193
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Check this out. Should I or shouldn't I?

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0#Post5649982


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: bigdad] #547194
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If you are just using the truck for on-highway towing, you are better off with 2wd. Less weight, less to wear out and go wrong.


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: Hemi_Joel] #547195
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Can you call a truck with only rear wheel drive a truck???

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: sunroofgtx] #547196
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I run a old 95 3500 dually with the 96 6 speed case
2wd... works great pulling my 43' enclosed.... it
has a 4.10 gear with the tallest tire I can get...
still wish I had 1 more gear to keep the revs at 1900
My 2wd can get stuck pretty easy so the 4wd would help
that but the 4wd burns more fuel(more weight and drag)

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #547197
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I use a 05 6sp 4x4 it has 3.73 gears and I pull 16k with no issues in 6th.


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: sunroofgtx] #547198
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I have a 08 CTD 4x4 dually 6sp auto 3.73 rears. This is my 4th CTD and the 1st with an auto. It pulls my 48' GN great. I was going to add an EDGE box, but I am getting along without one so well that I don't think that I'll risk voiding the warranty. The 4x4 is nice in the winter and a few times in wet pits, but does reduce milage some. I get 9 - 11 with the race trailer and 13 with the 4 place snowmobile trailer. Hope this helps.


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: tntmachine] #547199
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I drag my 53 ft trailer @ 28000 gross, in 6th gear all the time. It’s a 03 2wd 3.73 gears. It gets ok mileage while towing 12-13 MPG. Love my truck



Joe


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: Hemi_Joel] #547200
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If you are just using the truck for on-highway towing, you are better off with 2wd. Less weight, less to wear out and go wrong.




My old 2wd CTD would get stuck on wet grass.

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #547201
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Rather be in Fallon, Nevada
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I run a old 95 3500 dually with the 96 6 speed case
2wd...




Has the frame cracked at the lower control arms yet ?

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: RussW] #547202
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Quote:

Quote:

I run a old 95 3500 dually with the 96 6 speed case
2wd...




Has the frame cracked at the lower control arms yet ?




Nope and I was under it about a month and a half ago

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: MR_P_BODY] #547203
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Rather be in Fallon, Nevada
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Quote:

Quote:

Quote:

I run a old 95 3500 dually with the 96 6 speed case
2wd...




Has the frame cracked at the lower control arms yet ?




Nope and I was under it about a month and a half ago






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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: RussW] #547204
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I have an '03 2wd 3500 CTD 6 speed and does everything I ask of it and more. It's bone stock and has plenty enough power to pull even the biggest trailers and stop them too. Mine has 3.73's but if I lived in the hills I'd have 4.10's.

Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: RussW] #547205
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I've got a 6-sp 08' 6.7 cummins with 3.73 gears, no funny noises or problems pulling my 26' enclosed.


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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: RussW] #547206
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Has the frame cracked at the lower control arms yet ?






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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: Bigcube] #547207
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Any of you guys use it to work around town as well? Great responses. I hope the 6 speed can be friendly while on a cell phone, eating Wendy's, and applying make-up..LOL JK... I would need to get the hands-free phone system for sure.. I just think its a great deal for 20. 65k miles.. leather, laramie. Am I crazy selling off my 02 auto ??



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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: sunroofgtx] #547208
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Re: Who pulls their trailer with a Cummins 6 speed?? [Re: sunroofgtx] #547209
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Any of you guys use it to work around town as well? Great responses. I hope the 6 speed can be friendly while on a cell phone, eating Wendy's, and applying make-up..LOL JK... I would need to get the hands-free phone system for sure.. I just think its a great deal for 20. 65k miles.. leather, laramie. Am I crazy selling off my 02 auto ??







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