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Old 04-12-2008, 06:27 PM   #1
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Whats a good gear to in??
Hey guys I just bought a 28 ft travel trailer (7610 lbs unloaded) today. Driving it home i had it in overdrive with the Tow mode on. The truck felt a little sluggish on the interstate. My truck did not come with the Big Tow package but I will be installing a heavy duty trans cooler on monday. Okay, now my question....What is a good gear to pull this trailer in?? I was told to put it in 3rd so I have more torque...Can anyone help me?? Thanks
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Re: Whats a good trans gear to Tow in??
Hey guys I just bought a 28 ft travel trailer (7610 lbs unloaded) today. Driving it home i had it in overdrive with the Tow mode on. The truck felt a little sluggish on the interstate. My truck did not come with the Big Tow package but I will be installing a heavy duty trans cooler on monday. Okay, now my question....What is a good gear to pull this trailer in?? I was told to put it in 3rd so I have more torque...Can anyone help me?? Thanks
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Old 04-12-2008, 06:30 PM   #3
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Tow in fourth not in drive.
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Arent the non b-t titans rated for only 7400lbs?
I have a non bigtow also but have a 29ft Traveltrailer and its 6900 unloaded and usually tow it with it around 7200- 7300 lbs or so. I just keep it in 4th and be careful. Ive never gone more than 50 miles towing it anywhere either though. Im putting a finned differential cover soon being I dont have one yet lol..Also the tow-mode button doesnt do anything different that I can tell when I use it and when I dont
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Hey guys I just bought a 28 ft travel trailer (7610 lbs unloaded) today. Driving it home i had it in overdrive with the Tow mode on. The truck felt a little sluggish on the interstate. My truck did not come with the Big Tow package but I will be installing a heavy duty trans cooler on monday. Okay, now my question....What is a good gear to pull this trailer in?? I was told to put it in 3rd so I have more torque...Can anyone help me?? Thanks

Tow in whatever gear feels appropriate. If it feels sluggish, downshift. Simple as that.

Also, use the low gears going down long downhills also so you don't overheat the brakes. You sound new to towing, so just thought I would mention that.
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Hey guys I just bought a 28 ft travel trailer (7610 lbs unloaded) today. Driving it home i had it in overdrive with the Tow mode on. The truck felt a little sluggish on the interstate. My truck did not come with the Big Tow package but I will be installing a heavy duty trans cooler on monday. Okay, now my question....What is a good gear to pull this trailer in?? I was told to put it in 3rd so I have more torque...Can anyone help me?? Thanks

You're a bit heavy for a non-tow equipped Titan. Your truck already has a transmission cooler. But towing in 5th is a no-no. use 4th. Do you have the OR package that gives you ther proper lower tow gearing? That could be why it doesn't feel right.
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
Tow in 4th, and downshift to 3rd for hills...
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I agree....tow in 4th, and don't be afraid to shift to 3rd on inclines and declines.....These trucks are towing Beast!!!!!
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Tow in 4th, and downshift to 3rd for hills...

...and sometimes 2nd, and sometimes you can go to 5th if it's a mild downhill grade, and on really steep hills, sometimes you need to be in 1st...
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
If you're not on the BT or OR gears, and with that much trailer, I wouldn't EVER put it in 5th. You're right at the max towing for your truck, given the gears it has. Way too much stress on the drivetrain to even try to tow that in 5th.
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Thanks guys for answering my question. Im new to towing heavy weight with the titan. Thanks for the input!!
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
i always tow mine in 4th, but my buddy when driving my titan and towing uses 5th.
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:47 PM   #13
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
Whether you'd consider towing in 4th or 5th would depend on two things. What you're towing, and whether you have the lower gears or not. I'd pull my little box trailer in 5th, but it wouldn't ever be loaded with more than about 1500 lbs. It's all relative. I don't tow my 6500 lb travel trailer in 5th, and I DO have the lower gears.
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
I have the tow pack, auto matic trans. towing 25ft travel trailer, are you guys referring to 4th and 5th in automatic tranny? your just slapping the stick around? Cause what does the difference make, I know less power in 5th, but straight and level no headwind should be okay for 5th.
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Re: Whats a good gear to in??
What I mean is that towing the 27 footer that I have around, the truck is never in "Drive". It's always in 4th. I don't "slap" the stick around. It's in 4th and stays there unless I hit the hills or if the trans. temp gauge starts to climb. If it does, then I'll manually downshift it to 3rd.

Less power in 5th, and more importantly, more stress on the drive train. 5th is an overdrive gear and not intended to be towed in.
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