[VAC] Re: Towing With A Manual 5Speed Transmission

[William Jacobs <bjacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All:
I like my stick.  I have put thousands of miles on my Ford F150 with the
4.2 L v6 and 5 speed.  Rear end is 3.55.  I pull a 25 ft 76 Trade Wind. 
Only once did I feel that I needed more low end.  Coming out of the
campground at Pilot Mt. in NC there is a stop sign with an up hill
grade.  My truck is 4 x 4.  I had lower gears, I just did not use them
and by the time that I figured out that I needed it I was already
going.  The 5 speed can go 55 60 miles/ hr in 3, 4,or 5 gear.  15 mpg
solo, 12 mpg pulling.

bill
25 ft 76 Trade Wind in WV.