Towing and overdrive question
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Towing and overdrive question
I'm going to be pulling an unloaded car trailer from Atlanta to Virginia soon. I will be returning to ATL with a car on it. The car trailer is one of those 4 wheel flatbed jobs. Should I tow with overdrive off with just the trailer (and two passengers)? I'll definitely have overdrive off for the trip back. Also, any way to keep overdrive from turning on when restarting the truck? I don't want to forget.
The good thing is, the car trailer has it's own brakes. I'm running with full syn 5W-30. Recently replaced diff fluid. Tranny fluid replaced a year ago. Truck has heavy duty tow pkg with large tranny cooler up front.
The good thing is, the car trailer has it's own brakes. I'm running with full syn 5W-30. Recently replaced diff fluid. Tranny fluid replaced a year ago. Truck has heavy duty tow pkg with large tranny cooler up front.
Last edited by Dodgevity; 03-10-2015 at 03:39 PM.
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What Tom A said. The tranny will send you signals if it isn't happy. Even with the car on the trailer let the tranny decide. If it goes into OD and stays, then leave it alone. Can't hurt anything unless it's always hunting. At least you have the 4.7. My 3.9 loves to drop in and out whenever I run in hilly terrain. Not excessively, but it sometimes gets annoying. And that's only with 2 people aboard and no trailer.
Besides, VA to GA is downhill anyway~~~
Besides, VA to GA is downhill anyway~~~
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You got that right....my Dak was a screamer.
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Well, I'm ready for my trip. The trailer is tandem axle and belongs to a family member. All these years, he's been under the impression that his trailer was braking when towing. Well, he didn't have a brake controller, so it couldn't have been. I ended up installing one which I plugged into a port under the drivers side dash. Lucky thing I have the factory tow package, so it was all plug and play and a little velcro. Won't be towing much so I got this cheap unit.
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I never had an OD issue when dragging my 3000 pound boat and trailer behind my '02 Durango 4.7 SLT for 5 years. My previous 1700 pound boat towed like nothing was back there. It did not have the factory tow package. You should have no problem with an empty trailer at all.
Now the return will be a little different!
Now the return will be a little different!