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Originally Posted by Formulajones
I know exactly what you're talking about Cliff. Dad bought his 2014 6.0 brand new and it's been that way since day one. It's just the way they are setup from the factory with those 6 speed transmissions. We've towed across country with it on multiple occasions. It's fine on flat ground but once you get out West here where the mountain grades are that transmission can't decide what gear it wants and most of the time it has the engine setting on 5,000 rpm to maintain speed. When we had to climb Bradshaw mountain from the Verde Valley coming into PV, it's a 7 mile stretch from sea level to about 7,000 feet. You basically have to keep the throttle matted on the floor, and the truck will maintain about 50 mph and 5,000 rpm in what I believe to be about 2nd gear. The truck just stays there for the entire 7 mile stretch. You can't let off the gas or you loose your momentum. It's a butt puckering experience constantly watching the temp gauge and the oil pressure, LOL Meanwhile people are blowing past you at 70 mph and you're trying to look as far ahead as you can for slower moving semis so you can switch lanes without loosing momentum. It's a real pain in the rump and really puts you in a dangerous situation. That's why I'm all about diesel these days, lol.
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And that was with a 10,000 trailer loaded to the max LOL.