2015 auto or manual trans?

[Newsa]

Cummins is the king of torque for LD trucks. See where he talks about torque at 1:20 & 5:55 in this video.

Maybe he never heard what Cerberusium said about fuel being limited below 1900 RPM. Personally, although I haven't dynoed my truck.

But I've had no trouble with torque below 2000 RPM pulling hills while towing a load through the Smokies.

At about 8:25-8:45, he compares the Cummins to a semi, & a powerstroke.

Some of it may be conjecture, but these are his perceptions

https://youtu.be/aZYmMt1tVaA

 

[Newsa]

If you would just go buy another RAM you would not have to just stir the pot from the sidelines! SNOKING

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Snoking got off the pot and bought a Ram. He knows.

 

[SnoKing]

Cummins is the king of torque for LD trucks. See where he talks about torque at 1:20 & 5:55 in this video.

Maybe he never heard what Cerberusium said about fuel being limited below 1900 RPM. Personally, although I haven't dynoed my truck.

But I've had no trouble with torque below 2000 RPM pulling hills while towing a load through the Smokies.

At about 8:25-8:45, he compares the Cummins to a semi, & a powerstroke.

Some of it may be conjecture, but these are his perceptions

What hill was the video shot on. It appeared to be an Interstate Highway, which I thought were all 6% or less, yet he talked at 7% maybe 8%?

-19K combined is light weight duty for most diesel trucks. I hit the CAT scale lightly loaded with my 29 foot fifth wheel and weighed 20,420 combined. I will gain 800 to 1000 lbs when ready to head South in December.

So maybe Cummins12V98 will shoot a video going over the Syskiyou Mountains for you in the next couple weeks at 32K+ combined weight. How about it Ron? SNOKING

 

[RVTRKN]

I believe that is I-70 heading west climbing out of Green River Utah. The Grade is indeed steep, as you go through the San Rafeal Reef. There are three or four sand pits for trucks losing there brakes. But he probably has 4:10 rear with an AD version G56 which makes the climb a lot easier.

 

[Newsa]

What hill was the video shot on. It appeared to be an Interstate Highway, which I thought were all 6% or less, yet he talked at 7% maybe 8%?

-19K combined is light weight duty for most diesel trucks. I hit the CAT scale lightly loaded with my 29 foot fifth wheel and weighed 20,420 combined. I will gain 800 to 1000 lbs when ready to head South in December.

So maybe Cummins12V98 will shoot a video going over the Syskiyou Mountains for you in the next couple weeks at 32K+ combined weight. How about it Ron? SNOKING

Yes, video please. If not too much trouble.

 

[Newsa]

Also wondering if his chip thst he talks about gives him more low end torque?

 

[cerberusiam]

As soon as it dropped under 1800-1900 it started laboring, you can hear the motor starting to lug. Put it back up to around 2000 rpms and no issues. Defuel starts about 1900 and it gets a lot more aggressive the lower it goes. The power adders give both HP and TQ, it will modify it some but once the rpms drop too low there is just not enough exhaust flow to support the needed air.

If that is west of Green River it is 3 sisters, the last grade up into Evanston is pretty steep and winding, about as bad as east bound out of Pendleton OR.

Not going to find a 2000 HP engine on the road, too big and inefficient for use there. Those are stationary engines on Panther transmissions running big pumps.

 

[kthaxton]

If that is west of Green River it is 3 sisters, the last grade up into Evanston is pretty steep and winding, about as bad as east bound out of Pendleton OR.

Green River Utah, and RVTRKN is correct, that is the climb up to and through the San Rafael Reef.

 

[Newsa]

Not going to find a 2000 HP engine on the road, too big and inefficient for use there. Those are stationary engines on Panther transmissions running big pumps.

I might be the only one confused about why you would cite a stationary application as support for why an automatic should be used on the hwy.
There are probably plenty of other reasons why they would use an automatic......Namely, they shouldn't need an operator to continually operate each machine. They can have a single operator monitor several of these machines? I'm not familiar with the application. But I'm sure that if they have one operator per machine, the operator had a very boring job... Even more boring than driving an automatic transmission equipped truck.

 

[gsbrockman]

Even more boring than driving an automatic transmission equipped truck.

.....but not as boring as the sum of most ALL of your posts (the ones with broken English, similar to overseas call center representatives).

Patiently staying tuned for the NEXT automatic transmission pop*shot

 

[Cummins12V98]

What hill was the video shot on. It appeared to be an Interstate Highway, which I thought were all 6% or less, yet he talked at 7% maybe 8%?

-19K combined is light weight duty for most diesel trucks. I hit the CAT scale lightly loaded with my 29 foot fifth wheel and weighed 20,420 combined. I will gain 800 to 1000 lbs when ready to head South in December.

So maybe Cummins12V98 will shoot a video going over the Syskiyou Mountains for you in the next couple weeks at 32K+ combined weight. How about it Ron? SNOKING

I will give it a try. Not very computer savvy! I do have speeds from my 11HO Dually with a combined load of around 29K to compare to along I-5 from Grants Pass, OR south into CA over Ashland pass.

 

[Mawvelous]

Too noisy for me. Sounds like my friend's 2004.5 straight piped. One of the things I like about my 2013 is the fact it goes about the tow with out a lot of commotion. No grabbing gears, no tach swing past 4000 RPM to find its power range AND NO EAR SPILTTING DRONE IN THE CAB. That wears on you after a long trip

 

[Newsa]

.....but not as boring as the sum of most ALL of your posts (the ones with broken English, similar to overseas call center representatives).

Patiently staying tuned for the NEXT automatic transmission pop*shot

Toe Hall Bites. :-laf

 

[Newsa]

My video. My neighborhood in Miami, FL

https://youtu.be/JNAmhDwXX28

 

[SnoKing]

Want a real manual transmission. I drove one of these for 3 years in a Titan 90 Class 8 tractor. SNOKING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_8kOQv4V8Y

 

[Newsa]

Nice rig. I am a member of the American Truck Historical Society. I haven't been to one of their shows yet. But look forward to seeing some of their truck projects.

 

[NIsaacs]

The guy was a good narrator. On that long grade, 19k is a good jag for 5th and 6th, it was working hard. 32k would require 3rd and 4th. Okay automatic guys, lets see some video's

Nick

 

[Newsa]

The guy was a good narrator. On that long grade, 19k is a good jag for 5th and 6th, it was working hard. 32k would require 3rd and 4th. Okay automatic guys, lets see some video's

Nick

I could sed 4th gear on the steepest climbs. But third gear is REALLY low. I would hope he wouldn't need 3rd.

 

[kthaxton]

Okay automatic guys, lets see some video's

Nick

I am far too complex of a being to get any kind of pleasure out of watching myself, or anyone else, drive.

This is probably the root of the reason that I also get no pleasure from shifting gears. It's not fun, it's not exciting, it does not make me feel manly, it's just more mundane stuff to do (yes, I know how to do it, I've had several manual vehicles). I like easy, because my goal by entering a vehicle is to get from point A to point B.

 

[Newsa]

I am far too complex of a being to get any kind of pleasure out of watching myself, or anyone else, drive.

This is probably the root of the reason that I also get no pleasure from shifting gears. It's not fun, it's not exciting, it does not make me feel manly, it's just more mundane stuff to do (yes, I know how to do it, I've had several manual vehicles). I like easy, because my goal by entering a vehicle is to get from point A to point B.

I enjoy the simple pleasure of driving my truck. Not ashamed to say so. Not above admitting that I love the seat of my pants feeling that I get from the power/torque of the Cummins.
Not a huge speed freak. Instead, I love the sure footed torque that my truck puts to the road. I love to pull loads up a hill and and am continuously amazed at diesel power. Probably get that from my Father who was an engineer at Caterpillat (Cat) tractor and was always wearing a "CAT POWER" ball cap.

I actually look for reasons to drive and even to tow. I volunteered to drive 300+ miles to central Florida and back to get some cattle for the Ag school where I work. I hadn't had a chance to try out my gooseneck hitch that I installed last March.

I believe it is healthy for my truck to tow, because the increased exhaust temps, help burn off DPF crud. And I enjoy being part of my truck as I shift it's gears and choose the best gear for it's torque and the the road that I am on.

Both my wife and I are life long manual transmission owners. She drives a stick shift Mazda.