Hey guys, I admit im pretty stupid for doing up my work truck (landscaper) because if i ever have any downtime its my bread and butter, but besides the fact-

How do these trucks tow 6-10k# trailers with say a 3000rpm stall converter?

I was at my buddies diesel/truck repair shop and we were all talking about it and the mechanics their seem to think its a BAD idea and wont last long.

Any opinions? Thanks

Korey

 

if it were my truck i would keep the stall real mild and listen to the converter makers sugestions. yank has a 2600stall that they say will maintain full tow rating. something like that would be ok.

 

what if your running say 3300-3500 while towing it??

 

a 3000rpm stall will make more heat than stock even if the motor is at 3500. a big cooler helps but if he is going to be towing 10k you really dont wont to go with a high stall.

10k is a lot of weight. drop that figure down to 5k and put on a really big cooler and you could chance it. i have a ~2800rpm converter and tow as much as 5000lbs with it. it is a 10.5" tripple disk i think it would handle quite a bit more. i will be trying a 9.5" in the 3500rpm range next, maybe with the 5 disk's. i hope to be able to still tow moderate loads like 4000lbs or so. keeping it locked up down the highway will do a lot to keep it cool and with only 4000lbs behind me i am sure it will be locked up 99% of the time.

 

i have the yank tt3000. apparently you can tow pretty much like stock. i've never done it so i dont know. if you want i'd give Yank a call and see what they recommend. but 10,000 lbs to tow is a lot on a higher stall...you might want to spend the money on some other performance things and see how you like them before you go to the converter.

 

i had a tt3000 in my last truck and towed around 5000lbs with that. no problem but the tranny temps would creep up prety good when i was in the hills. i wouldn't want to try 10k with that converter.

 

I am with Parish.I have a 2600 and tow a 5000# tractor and temps get up to 180.

 

if you want to tow with a converter, i would say get the yank tt2600 or tt3000.
those are the only two i know of that you can still tow with a higher stall like that.
i believe they are 11" diameter compared to the stock 12".

180 aint nothing. that's what i run with my 10" converter with a 30k gvw cooler.
it's when you get to 220 you have to start worrying.

 

FYI, several guys have had success running the Trailblazer TC with stock-like towing capabilities. Should give you approx 2600 stall rating.

 

I towed ~5K with a 3900 Fuddle converter but I had a 40K GVW cooler also and it was a about 50*s outside, temps didnt get over 210 on long hills.