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Would you use tow hàul with 3000lbs trailer?
 

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Yes, your effectively adding 50% more weight to the truck. Tow/Haul not only gets the engine up into the torque band, firms up shifting and help with braking by downshifting. What little you think your saving in fuel is overshadowed by the benefits of using T/H. If your concerned about fuel economy while towing, slow down as wind load is your biggest enemy.
 

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3000lb flat deck with one concrete slab is not the same as 3000lb 12ft tall travel trailer on the highway.

I use T/H for almost any trailer with a load.
 
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Not really concerned with fuel economy more concerned with what is best for truck
 

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Would you use tow hàul with 3000lbs trailer?
Omg yes. I put a 5500 lbs. trailer with my 18 Laramie 3:21 all the time. Heck I pulled it from Niagara Falls to Orlando three weeks after I bought it Does your truck have electrical break module. And does the trailer have brakes.

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My truck has the brake module
But this trailer has no brake
In Ontario no brake required under 3000lbs
 

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My truck has the brake module
But this trailer has no brake
In Ontario no brake required under 3000lbs
But if you tow to an other state or province you need to have brakes if they require them
The only thing that goes by province or state is your drivers licence requirement
 

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Are use mine even when I put more than 500 pounds in the bed as well as towing an empty trailer on the way to get something loaded onto it.


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But if you tow to an other state or province you need to have brakes if they require them
The only thing that goes by province or state is your drivers licence requirement
I am pretty sure all rulings go back to the home province or state
 

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Would you use tow hàul with 3000lbs trailer?

Always anything over 1000 lbs

CAVEAT: I only have a stock trailer, 2,200 ### so any time I pull dat sucker I use tow haul. That be my Hay/animal mover, LOL.....
 
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Heck, I use tow / haul mode when I have a decent load in my bed. I would use it with any trailer unless it was empty.
 

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After having too many very expensive transmission rebuilds, if there is a trailer attached to my truck or a large load in the bed, tow/haul is on.
 

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Would you use tow hàul with 3000lbs trailer?
Absolutely. It changes the shift points to hold onto the lower gear longer to increase torque, and to downshift sooner to utilize engine braking. You will immediately see less gear searching. Gear searching most likely increases transmission wear and tear. You might even benefit from doing a manual downshift to keep the revs up into the power band, increasing torque.
 
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