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Posted by Ed Tavernier [24.188.91.191] on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 19:19:22 :
In Reply to: OT Towing gear ratio question posted by dave horvath [74.82.64.35] on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 16:01:32 :
Dave,
My 98.5 Cummins had the 4.10 gears; my 2004.5 has the 3.73's. I miss the ability to launch while towing. Both trucks were similarly equipped, but the 4.10's really got things moving faster.
It's a shame that you cannot get a manual in the Ford.
I have high hopes for the new in house diesel engine. I am a lifelong Ford man driving a couple of Dodges! If they optioned the Cummins for the Fords when I was shopping it would have been a no brainer. I think that Ford is always on the forefront of light truck technology, and they have had enough of the Navistar problems. So I suspect the new 6.7 will do well.
Good luck; sounds like a nice truck.
Eddie
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