And the new Automatic transmission for 2007 is! ...

[FATCAT]

I posted this on the DTR also. Seemed like a lot of folks are interested in what DC will put up against Ford and GM for an automatic in 2007. Well, based on what they did to the manual transmission (the G56) I would have to say that this is the next Automatic transmission to be behind the Cummins.



Questions? Comments?

 

[MDietrich]

That would truly be to much to ask for, the best of both worlds in a light-duty truck .



It could really work though. Most cars have a manuel-matic lever on their automatic trans, and if you didn't over explain to some people how this transmission works (better make sure the electronics are smarter than the drivers), I think it would be an ideal trans. JMO



This is also jmo. I think that our trucks could really use a double-over-drive transmission, manuel or auto. Put an . 85 (or something close) between 1. 00 and . 73. It would be a good compromise for towing. Like I said , just my $. 02 worth.



MD

 

[Scrappy]

the gear ratios are so deep that you could start in third easily with our current gears or put some really high gears in it and be able to use all the gears and have more on top. This would be perfect for my wifes truck since she can't(won't) drive a manual but I can't stand them!

 

[tgbol]

We have some Internationals at work that have the Fuller auto-shift trans. They start out in low everytime you stop. Not too bad loaded but really annoying when empty. I much rather have a manual. I have six give me ten.

 

[FATCAT]

We have some Internationals at work that have the Fuller auto-shift trans. They start out in low everytime you stop. .

Don't the Auto-shifts require the driver to clutch in 1st to get the truck going, then the shifts are automatic after that?

 

[truckstom]

We have some Internationals at work that have the Fuller auto-shift trans. They start out in low everytime you stop. Not too bad loaded but really annoying when empty. I much rather have a manual. I have six give me ten.

The new one's can be set by computer to start in a higher gear when unloaded..... Also they're cluthless.

 

[Ross]

Auto shift

My "new" hauler has a 10 speed autoshift (eaton/fuller). Like someone said above, you must use the clutch to take off and to stop, but except for that, you never touch the clutch pedal. The newer ones, don't even have a clutch pedal, as the computer "knows" when to engage the clutch, based on deceleration, and speed (like below 2 mph, or some such). I have mine start out in 3rd unloaded, and 2nd when loaded. Also, I can have it skip shift when empty, using only 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, & 10th.



While I really like mine, I don't think these trannys would be too popular in a pickup. Why? You simply can't "hot-rod" this system. It takes a while to get to speed, and because it's a non-syncronized clutchless operation, you cannot rush gear changes. The computer shifts when it's time, and not before. No speed shifting, no burn-outs, no racing... period. This would make the Dodge Ram drive like an ... er... um... TRUCK! A truck equipped with this type of transmission would prove to be a real dog in town, compared to its "normal" automatic transmissioned counterparts.



I know that for those of us that use their truck to tow heavy loads, this wouldn't matter. But there is an increasingly large amount of people buying diesel pickups because they are powerful, fun, and economical to drive. A large amount of folks driving a Cummins don't really "need" it, they just "want" it. I see many, many Dodge Cummins that don't even have hitches installed. To each his own, and how you use your truck is purely your business, but I would bet that if these transmissions were installed, the fun factor would be reduced, and more people would choose one of the other brands.



Just my Opinion, and you know what they say about those... .