Toy Hauler, Std, or Auto?

[plumberdude]

hi ya'll
toy haulers for 18k and above, std. or auto??
let the games begin.

pat

 

[tmcran]

One for Auto--

 

[caissiel]

I have a Std pulling my BC 3500RL. Hauls great with no heat problems.

Had an Auto GM on a 11K GVW 5th wheel.
Had 2 standard trucks hauling a 5600 GVW 5th Wheel.
I do have 4 x 4 with manual locking front hubs that permits me to have the low range transfer case gearing available.

I would not haul a 5th wheel without the manual hubs with the standards. And definitely not a 2WD truck neither.

Here I am in florida and I am parked on a soft soil area and will need the 4 x 4 to get out of the sand.

 

[PUG]

I drove truck for several years and shifted my last. Dodge, Cummins, 6 speed auto, tow haul, jacobs brake. Yah Yah

 

[branson4020]

Tow ratings (GCWR) are almost always higher for the automatic.

 

[skyguy]

Another vote for auto, plus a guage for tranny temp!

Also, living in Colorado, I would not be without 4 wheel drive, and a transfer case for low range.

 

[HarleyRyder]

I need to be involved in the driving experience not just seated in my arm chair listening to tunes with the cruise control on.
My vote is for the manual. One less thing to overheat.



Hey plumberdude, did you really convert a 2500 to a 1 ton dually?

 

[2010augusta]

AUTO, unless you are getting a 13 speed in a MDT.

I love the manual hubs and lever shifted T-case on the F-450. Low-range reverse makes backing into up-hill sites a breeze.

 

[nhunter]

They can make an automatic to move a 100,000lb truck down the highway without overheating, they can put one in a one ton too. Auto baby!

 

[CrazyScotsman]

I have been an OTR driver since 1978 Europe then over here in US, in all these years I swore by a manual gearbox, that was till I bought my Volvo 780 with the" ishift" semi automated gearbox ( no clutch peddle ) I am sold on it, especially sitting in rush hour traffic in San francisco, NYC, LA.
I never thought I would see the day when I said , " Give me an automatic ".

 

[jnbhobe]

Automatic for me !!! In all my trucks big and small

 

[trvlrerik]

Personally I prefer a manual for heavy towing, but the wife and lack of a clutch budget now have me in an automatic with manual hubs. I do have to admit it makes rolling hill trips easy.

 

[nhunter]

Not to mention you can't drink coffee when you are holding hands with a stick!

 

[crazybanshee]

Have no problems with our 10 speed manual.
Doug

 

[Bob&Patty]

Our 6 speed Alllison works just peachy.

 

[Jellystone]

Auto is the way to go. Higher tow rating and one less hassle to worry about shifting gears in heavy traffic etc. Besides, it's 2010, not 1950-the auto has proved dependable over the years since its creation.

 

[porthole]

Automatics dependable?

Absolutely, most fire engines and fire trucks are automatic.