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JustMVG
07-21-2004, 10:46 PM
How many of you will use the OD when towing and when.
I'll use it on the flats and only if it's going to be a long stretch.
Mike VG

Tyson Ross
07-21-2004, 10:48 PM
I used to. I don't have to tow much anymore but rather by gas then new tranny. Isn't overdrive the 1st to go on a tranny? Downhill maybe.

BADBLOWN572
07-21-2004, 10:53 PM
I always tow in non tow/haul mode. Not sure if that is taking off the OD or what, but I don't worry about it. The only time that I ever turn it on is when I am heading down a large hill because it automatically brakes the truck by downshifting and I don't have to eat up so much of my brakes. If a tranny goes out, I am not worried about it. I have a 100k mile warranty so it is not my problem.

JustMVG
07-21-2004, 11:02 PM
I have the V10 and ford recommends you dont use od at all when towing, but i have especially going up the 99 towards fresno .
Mike VG

XtrmWakeborder
07-21-2004, 11:14 PM
I tow in OD all the time in the suburban, except i usually downshift when i start to feel it lag when goin up steep hills..to keep it from shifting back and forth

Sleek-Jet
07-21-2004, 11:22 PM
I don't tow my automatic in OD at all. I figure the cost of a burned up tranny out way the fuel savings.
I've got a manual 5 speed going into my 3/4 ton pick-up, I'll use OD in that as much as I can.

dicudmore
07-22-2004, 06:32 AM
I can't speak for a FORD but a newer GM definitely OK to tow in over-drive. Just pull it down if it hunts up and down

91nordic29
07-22-2004, 06:35 AM
HD chev duramax, we always tow in the tow/haul mode.

dicudmore
07-22-2004, 06:42 AM
Originally posted by 91nordic29
HD chev duramax, we always tow in the tow/haul mode.
good choice in vehicle :D
leave it over-drive, set the cruise, someone wake me up when we get to the lake :cool:

Fiat48
07-22-2004, 07:13 AM
230,000 miles on a powerstroke Ford and the original tranny. 80% of those miles towing and towing heavy.
Overdrive on the flats. See a hill coming..kick it out of overdrive..top the hill and back in overdrive. Trans fluid changes every 30,000 miles.

RiverOtter
07-22-2004, 07:27 AM
Just towed a 23' boat 900 miles with an 02 Z71 Burb. Left it in Tow/Haul and let the tranny work. I'm ready for a Duramax Burb though. Wouldn't hold 75mph in OD.