I was looking at new Dakota's about an hour ago and noticed that the 5
speed has
a towing capacity advantage of about 300 lbs. when equipped the same as
an auto.
Randy Fox
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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:08:37 -0400
From: Peter L Anthony <panthony@pcn.com>
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Selling My R/T
ok, so you are trying to tell me that an auto (flame suit on now)
doesn't slip? I have pulled 30 ft fifth wheel travel trailers with both
an
88' Dodge 350 Cummins auto and a 94 Dodge 3500 cummins 5spd and the
clutch
never slipped after 75,000 mi. on the other hand, The 88' only had
41,000 mi
when the Trans went up like a grenade. ( Same trailer same engine).
P.S.
the 94' still tows the same trailer to date, some 30,000 mi later on
the
stock clutch.
Like I stated before, properly geared and ponied, a 5spd will
outperform an
auto every time.
(flame suit off)
:)
- -----Original Message-----
From: Mike Crumley <mcrumley@airmail.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Selling My R/T
>At 09:20 AM 5/12/99 , you wrote:
>>Not true, How many Big rigs have seen with an auto?????
>> If the vehicle has the ponies and gears to pull it, a 5speed will
>>outperform an auto everytime.
>
>>>Your better off having an automatic when towing....with a 5speed you
will
>>>kill your clutch in no time.
>
>Actually, there are autos made for Big Trucks (a "rig" is what they put
in
>the middle of an oil field :-) ). True, most 18-wheelers have manual
>trannys. They also have anywhere from 10 to 20 forward gears. They also
use
>a different kind of clutch than is used in passenger vehicles. The
clutch
>in your Dak (assuming you didn't have the foresight to get an auto :-)
)
>was made to slip while being engaged. Clutches in 18-wheelers don't
slip
>but rather grab all at once when engaged. Also, you don't even use the
>clutch to shift gears once you get going. Whether a manual will
outperform
>an auto is a holy war that I'm not even going to start. But towing is
>certainly harder on a manual tranny (specifically the clutch) that it
is on
>an auto.
>
>Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
>mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
>
>I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case
>I see a snake, which I also keep handy. -- W.C. Fields
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