Today I took the pickup to Mitch Duvall's transmission shop to have him give it a general checkup. I want to make sure the transmission is up to pulling the trailer for an 8000+ mile trip this summer. He may decide to put in a an additional cooling system for the transmission, if he doesn't think the radiator is big enough to provide the kind of support the transmission will need. I've also asked him to ascertain the gear ratio in the transmission, as that determines the size of the load I can pull. My Dodge Dakota's engine is an 8-cyl., 4.7 liter engine, and it comes in two different gear ratios, neither of which I have been unable to determine up to now. Both gear ratios indicate a towing capacity greater than the weight of the trailer I'm buying, but obviously, the more weight the truck is capable of pulling, the easier it will be to pull that trailer.
Co-pilot here. While you concern yourself with gear ratios and so forth... I'm ordering vacuum sealers and tubular spice racks. I figure that even if we're stuck on the side of the road, we'll still need to eat!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm glad you're thinking about that!
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