Back from first trip towing with automatic transmission

[KennethS]

I just got back today it was a short trip down through West Virginia in the hills pulling the enclose car trailer with my 1914 Model T Touring. It was great and I was inpressed the way the automatic worked. I have a temp gauge and It stayed on 100. I also was in overdrive 90 percent of the time. I ran 70 to 75 most of the timeup hill and down. Now fuel mileage was 13 which the truck only has 4000 miles on it now. I did not baby it by no means. I do like the automatic in my 2006. The Cummins purred like a kitten. We hit rain and the road was a little slippery in places. It been a long time since it rain around here. When I would start to take off at intersections the rear wheels would spin a bit. We were on a Model T tour for 3 days we drove the T's 45 miles the first day 75 the second day and 1005 the third day. Had a great time. Good bunch of people to run with.

 

[amsoilman]

I just got back today it was a short trip down through West Virginia in the hills pulling the enclose car trailer with my 1914 Model T Touring. It was great and I was inpressed the way the automatic worked. I have a temp gauge and It stayed on 100. I also was in overdrive 90 percent of the time. I ran 70 to 75 most of the timeup hill and down. Now fuel mileage was 13 which the truck only has 4000 miles on it now. I did not baby it by no means. I do like the automatic in my 2006. The Cummins purred like a kitten. We hit rain and the road was a little slippery in places. It been a long time since it rain around here. When I would start to take off at intersections the rear wheels would spin a bit. We were on a Model T tour for 3 days we drove the T's 45 miles the first day 75 the second day and 1005 the third day. Had a great time. Good bunch of people to run with.

So when you were running 70-75 MPH, what was your RPM's?



Wayne

amsoilman

 

[KennethS]

Right at 2000 I think.

 

[RStamand]

Just to clarify, your transmission temp guage stayed at 100? Where do you monitor your temp. Normal operating temp for mine when towing nothing more than my happy ##s is 140-160.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

1005 the third day? Did you mean 105? That would be an Iron Butt qualifier in a 1914 Model T.

 

[KennethS]

Yes 105 the third day. I have done 300 in one day but that wore me out. At 40 miles a hour you can get farther then you think. Going over 40 is not safe only have brakes on rear and in transmission. No front brakes on a T