COMMERCIAL TOWING
If you tow commercially or use your truck loaded as part of your daily
earning, you are very different from the majority of our customers who tow only recreationally.
For commercial equipment use, hauling horse, cattle, equipment, or delivering RV trailers or
Boats - we recommend a maximum load of 25,000 gross combined including the truck. You will note
that this rating is 17% under our max in the recreational use because of the increased hours
of continuous duty which breakdown the lubricity of the fluid protecting our components.
If you are commercially loaded and over 25,000# combined, than it is not recommended to use
our product. If you fall within the weight but work the truck over 65k miles per year we
recommend our commercial cooler. Reverse capacity is also something you should discuss with us
as many commercial users exceed our limits when backing their loads.
If you have a factory overdrive transmission and a 4.30, 4.10, 3.73, or
3.54 rear and are thinking the Gear Vendors will get you better mileage when towing - we
would not agree. It is false economy to think you can tow a heavy load with just 1/2 an
engine revolution per tire turn. Staying at 60mph and below are the best ways to save fuel
and wear on your truck because the aero load of the typical trailer is 1/2 at 60 what is at
75mph. Factory overdrive + Gear Vendors is perfect for when the truck is not towing, but
when you are towing the aerodynamics require horsepower. The UNDER/OVERDRIVE™ can
be extremely beneficial and capable of delivering hundreds of thousands of miles within
these limits.
GEAR VENDORS, INC. 1717 North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
Toll Free 800-999-9555 • Telephone (619) 562-0060 • Fax (619) 562-1186
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