Our 2005 doesn’t have an exhaust brake but does have a tow haul mode. I almost always drive with that activated as i like the way the converter locks up sooner. I can feel the engine pulling the truck better.
05?My 03 didn't and pulling camping trailer sucked with 4 gears always hung in 3rd, my 2010 pulled awesome with the 6 speed and tow haul mode. Can't wait to pull my new trailer with my new 2020 3500 ho & Aisin!
What you suggest about the cruise control? I’ve been tow hauling with cruise control on because I did research and it said it was fine. Just want to see your opinion.
2019 2500 When im towing my 10,000lbs 5th wheel i hate when im going down hill it will downshift constantly. Ill be doing 70 on a slight downhill all of a sudden its in 4th or 3rd gear. I just control it with the gear selector.
Do you know of a way to set the truck so it goes into tow haul mode when you plug in your trailer? It knows when you plug it in ! I am running a 4th gen 2016.
I disagree, I think you should use tow haul whenever you're hooked to something over 2 or 3k lbs. Will help with downshifting and change shift patterns. I'm sure in the manual the weight is a little different.
So on the 5th Gen (2019-2021) what is the weight you think we should turn it on? Have a 30 foot travel trailer that has a max weight of 11,000lbs... I understand the mountain driving is a yes but if I'm flat on I80 do I keep it off with with the trailer? Thanks in advance.
@@vernt4583 yep, what i forgot to add. Why the higher number as wood sits low and a trencher with no ROPS doesnt have much air drag. But a travel trailer or 5th wheel is tall..
@@brandoncaldwell95hello, i just got a 2017 ram 1500 i im pretty sure it’s says eco on dash Board. I’d don’t know Dodgers made eco as well so now my question is should I turn on the trailer/haul button when carrying like 2000 pounds maybe? I thought my ram being a 5.7 engine it would be fine but now i see that i might be Eco and well eco would mean to save more gas but would I still have the standard output potential of the engine without Turin on the trailer/haul button?
I've got a question, so last summer I noticed our 15' 5500 was getting pretty hot on hot summer days, up to 230⁰ and it wouldn't really cool down. I tired slowing my cruising speed 5 or 10 mph and it did nothing. And then when I pulled over and was sitting letting it idel for 10 or 15 minutes it only dropped maybe 10 or 15 degrees. And I know it's not just cause it was a hot day cause I was driving our 20' 5500 on an equally hot day and it never passed 200⁰ and you could see when the thermostat would open. On the 15' it was always running hotter than what the thermostat is. So I was guessing maybe the rad is plugged up (our trucks drive gravel roads majority of the time) so I took it to the shop for them to clean out and flush the coolant. But I looked at it when I brought the truck home and they did not do a good job of cleaning it. I'll see in the summer if it still gets hot which I think it will. So the only things I can think of after that is maybe thermostat, which I want to ask if it's fine getting a 180⁰ thermostat stat for the truck if it still has all emissions on it since I know the DPF needs hot temperatures to clean it out. OR it's time to just delete the DPF and DEF. Which leads me to my other question. When doing a DPF and DEF delete does it also remove the EGR junk on the engine or is that something you don't touch?
DPF filter cleans with exhaust heat not motor temperature. I do understand the logic of hotter motor meaning hotter exhaust but i do not believe that. Im not in a 5500, but a 17 3500. Just got through pulling 22,000lbs and never crossed 210 in mid 70s temperatures. Hard pulls these truck hit 230s and kick the fans into overdrive in cooling down to 210s. I don't see a problem with swapping Thermostats, but ovsrall might be colder. Nir al driving my truck stays in the 180s/190s.
I have a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel that ran a little warmer in cooler weather 50°f. The truck has a Bank's iDash. With Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) and Engine Oil Temp (EOT) selected as 2 of the monitored parameters. I checked everything. The coolant tank was on the low side, but okay. I filled the coolant to the high mark. The next day the coolant was at the same point. I refilled the tank again. It took about a gallon and a half to get a stable coolant level. The coolant temperatures were now at the normal ranges. The EGR cooler was leaking! Replace your EGR cooler with a quality aftermarket product. Such as Bulletproof.
@@zxej6879 OHHHHHH MAYBE, cause ours was low on coolant about a gallon, so maybe that is why, ill give a check, thank you for that info. But it was sitting inside on a concrete floor and I never seen and drops on the floor, but this was during the winter months when it not being used, during summer it's sits outside.
@@joshpodolsky7740 I never found an external leak. There is a safety recall on this. It is possible to have a fire inside the intake manifold. And the vehicle will burn to the ground. Check the website for recalls.
I think your advice is reasonable as long as you are using stock sized tires. As soon as you increase to 35" or 37+" tires, use tow-haul when towing anything, especially if you have the 3.73 gears.
These trucks come stock with 35s a 275 70 r18LT is the stock tire on ram 2500 it is 34.5 inches in diameter so there’s that now going up to a 37 nitto grappler you see this number is miss leading I have 37 x12.5 r20s on my truck but after they are mounted and aired up they are actually only 35 inches tall because knobby tires squat more then radials. That being said if you have a 68rfe and your towing an ice chest I would put it in tow haul mode it increases the line pressure from its normal 90- 120 psi to a constant 120psi
@@Justthemow wow ! What a genius . You are again wrong. I am not mexican but canadien and 6' tall....but you are still wrong 275 70 18 is 33.16" and Will always be....ha ha ha
I couldn't afford the diesel so I have the hemi. I have to put mine on with an empty truck or that dam mds comes on. I wish they would have omitted that on the 3500, eventually I am going to re-cam removing that junk.
@@pddieselpower Car navigation system in a truck. At least my RV height will remain constant, but it seems it would be useful for the type of work yiu are doing. Still, nothing will ever replace good common sense. Thanks for the reply.
i have an escort max 360/dashcam and a 2021 2500 cummins, i use the escort hardwire kit and hook it up to the aux switch 5, run the wire along the front windshield down to the left and under in the steering wheel area, zip tie to keep all the extra crap out of the way
@@jeffreymazurowski8166 very true. Have you tried the auto exhaust brake (green light) instead of full. I find it better to coast like this and very manageable braking still
Dont have the aisin, just the 68rfe. My rule is anything over 3,000 to 5,000 in weight its on. I just got done with a 22,000lbs trailer+cargo. It pulls well, just economy sucked at 6.6mpg....
Since 2003 in my 2003 Duramax, 2008 Duramax, 2008 Cummins, 2014 Cummins and my current 2019...start the truck..turn on tow haul and exhaust brake...trailer or no trailer. Saves my brake wear and helps me stop quicker if I have to. Never had a problem with any of them.
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I plow snow with my 2019 3500. I didn’t even think about resetting the trans. 👍
Our 2005 doesn’t have an exhaust brake but does have a tow haul mode. I almost always drive with that activated as i like the way the converter locks up sooner. I can feel the engine pulling the truck better.
05?My 03 didn't and pulling camping trailer sucked with 4 gears always hung in 3rd, my 2010 pulled awesome with the 6 speed and tow haul mode. Can't wait to pull my new trailer with my new 2020 3500 ho & Aisin!
@@MCMUSICH 2005 was the first year for the tow haul
Love my 2020 CC 3500 + Aisin!
What you suggest about the cruise control? I’ve been tow hauling with cruise control on because I did research and it said it was fine. Just want to see your opinion.
2019 2500 When im towing my 10,000lbs 5th wheel i hate when im going down hill it will downshift constantly. Ill be doing 70 on a slight downhill all of a sudden its in 4th or 3rd gear. I just control it with the gear selector.
I have a question would you recommend tow haul mode for a 7000 lb trailer on my 5th generation high output?
Do you know of a way to set the truck so it goes into tow haul mode when you plug in your trailer?
It knows when you plug it in !
I am running a 4th gen 2016.
No
I disagree, I think you should use tow haul whenever you're hooked to something over 2 or 3k lbs. Will help with downshifting and change shift patterns. I'm sure in the manual the weight is a little different.
So on the 5th Gen (2019-2021) what is the weight you think we should turn it on? Have a 30 foot travel trailer that has a max weight of 11,000lbs... I understand the mountain driving is a yes but if I'm flat on I80 do I keep it off with with the trailer? Thanks in advance.
Id definitely have it turned on. My rule of thumb is over 3,000lbs to 5,000lbs to have it on.
Or a trailer with a heavy wind drag. High tailgate or enclosed trailer
@@vernt4583 yep, what i forgot to add. Why the higher number as wood sits low and a trencher with no ROPS doesnt have much air drag. But a travel trailer or 5th wheel is tall..
@@brandoncaldwell95hello, i just got a 2017 ram 1500 i im pretty sure it’s says eco on dash Board. I’d don’t know Dodgers made eco as well so now my question is should I turn on the trailer/haul button when carrying like 2000 pounds maybe? I thought my ram being a 5.7 engine it would be fine but now i see that i might be Eco and well eco would mean to save more gas but would I still have the standard output potential of the engine without Turin on the trailer/haul button?
Start truck turn on exhaust brake everytime.. or add a ez lynk tuner and it can stay on and will be on everytime the truck starts
Love my ez lynk tuner
I've got a question, so last summer I noticed our 15' 5500 was getting pretty hot on hot summer days, up to 230⁰ and it wouldn't really cool down. I tired slowing my cruising speed 5 or 10 mph and it did nothing. And then when I pulled over and was sitting letting it idel for 10 or 15 minutes it only dropped maybe 10 or 15 degrees. And I know it's not just cause it was a hot day cause I was driving our 20' 5500 on an equally hot day and it never passed 200⁰ and you could see when the thermostat would open. On the 15' it was always running hotter than what the thermostat is.
So I was guessing maybe the rad is plugged up (our trucks drive gravel roads majority of the time) so I took it to the shop for them to clean out and flush the coolant. But I looked at it when I brought the truck home and they did not do a good job of cleaning it.
I'll see in the summer if it still gets hot which I think it will. So the only things I can think of after that is maybe thermostat, which I want to ask if it's fine getting a 180⁰ thermostat stat for the truck if it still has all emissions on it since I know the DPF needs hot temperatures to clean it out.
OR it's time to just delete the DPF and DEF. Which leads me to my other question. When doing a DPF and DEF delete does it also remove the EGR junk on the engine or is that something you don't touch?
DPF filter cleans with exhaust heat not motor temperature. I do understand the logic of hotter motor meaning hotter exhaust but i do not believe that. Im not in a 5500, but a 17 3500. Just got through pulling 22,000lbs and never crossed 210 in mid 70s temperatures. Hard pulls these truck hit 230s and kick the fans into overdrive in cooling down to 210s. I don't see a problem with swapping Thermostats, but ovsrall might be colder. Nir al driving my truck stays in the 180s/190s.
I have a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel that ran a little warmer in cooler weather 50°f. The truck has a Bank's iDash. With Engine Coolant Temp (ECT) and Engine Oil Temp (EOT) selected as 2 of the monitored parameters. I checked everything. The coolant tank was on the low side, but okay. I filled the coolant to the high mark. The next day the coolant was at the same point. I refilled the tank again. It took about a gallon and a half to get a stable coolant level. The coolant temperatures were now at the normal ranges.
The EGR cooler was leaking! Replace your EGR cooler with a quality aftermarket product. Such as Bulletproof.
@@zxej6879 OHHHHHH MAYBE, cause ours was low on coolant about a gallon, so maybe that is why, ill give a check, thank you for that info. But it was sitting inside on a concrete floor and I never seen and drops on the floor, but this was during the winter months when it not being used, during summer it's sits outside.
@@joshpodolsky7740 I never found an external leak. There is a safety recall on this. It is possible to have a fire inside the intake manifold. And the vehicle will burn to the ground. Check the website for recalls.
@@zxej6879 will do, thanks again.
What gear ratio does your 21 have And what rpm does it run at 70 mph
I’m cruise control 70 right now towing a gooseneck and I’m right under 2k. With HO Cummins and 4:10 gears
I think your advice is reasonable as long as you are using stock sized tires. As soon as you increase to 35" or 37+" tires, use tow-haul when towing anything, especially if you have the 3.73 gears.
These trucks come stock with 35s a 275 70 r18LT is the stock tire on ram 2500 it is 34.5 inches in diameter so there’s that now going up to a 37 nitto grappler you see this number is miss leading I have 37 x12.5 r20s on my truck but after they are mounted and aired up they are actually only 35 inches tall because knobby tires squat more then radials. That being said if you have a 68rfe and your towing an ice chest I would put it in tow haul mode it increases the line pressure from its normal 90- 120 psi to a constant 120psi
@@Justthemow 275 70 18 is 33.16"
@@emmanuelauger7969 Plus Sizes
265/70-20 275/70-20
Diameter inches (mm) 34.61 (879) 35.16 (893)
Width inches (mm) 10.43 (265) 10.83 (275)
Circum. inches (mm) 108.72 (2761.46) 110.45 (2805.44)
Sidewall Height inches (mm) 7.3 (185.5) 7.58 (192.5)
@@emmanuelauger7969 you must have Mexican numbers because y’all are so short you subtract an inch or two to feel better
@@Justthemow wow ! What a genius . You are again wrong. I am not mexican but canadien and 6' tall....but you are still wrong 275 70 18 is 33.16" and Will always be....ha ha ha
I turn mine on even with a empty trailer
I wish my dad would watch your videos. He has a 4th and a 4.5 gen and he does not know how to treat this trucks 🤦♂️
Define a bit more here. I'm curious ti whats he is doing wrong...
Ultimately it's his truck he can treat it as he sees fit
One other reason to put it in tow haul mode is that your exhaust brake is more aggressive. Certainly helps you slowing down a load.
Exhaust brake works on downshifts, downshift sooner when the EB is on
I couldn't afford the diesel so I have the hemi. I have to put mine on with an empty truck or that dam mds comes on. I wish they would have omitted that on the 3500, eventually I am going to re-cam removing that junk.
My button is different, they change that for 21?
Only if you have the upfitter switches
Does the navigation system allow you to enter your vehicle height to avoid low clearance routes?
Nope
This is one thing i wish the Nav had capability of. Like the RV/trucker GPS units.
@@pddieselpower Car navigation system in a truck. At least my RV height will remain constant, but it seems it would be useful for the type of work yiu are doing. Still, nothing will ever replace good common sense. Thanks for the reply.
How do you wire your radar so you don’t see the wires
i have an escort max 360/dashcam and a 2021 2500 cummins, i use the escort hardwire kit and hook it up to the aux switch 5, run the wire along the front windshield down to the left and under in the steering wheel area, zip tie to keep all the extra crap out of the way
On a 4th gen, how do you feel about running tow/haul all the time? Unloaded or loaded.
Perfectly fine.
Just tough on fuel mileage while unloaded.
Tow/haul mode all the time just drives better..running a 4th gen Aisin
Exhaust brake is to aggressive when empty.
@@jeffreymazurowski8166 very true. Have you tried the auto exhaust brake (green light) instead of full. I find it better to coast like this and very manageable braking still
@@Manis-World I if I have only once or twice
I always just leave it on
Dont have the aisin, just the 68rfe. My rule is anything over 3,000 to 5,000 in weight its on. I just got done with a 22,000lbs trailer+cargo. It pulls well, just economy sucked at 6.6mpg....
Since 2003 in my 2003 Duramax, 2008 Duramax, 2008 Cummins, 2014 Cummins and my current 2019...start the truck..turn on tow haul and exhaust brake...trailer or no trailer. Saves my brake wear and helps me stop quicker if I have to. Never had a problem with any of them.
if i ever need ed to tow anything,, id tow it with a ford 350 class or a 450 ford class...