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Originally Posted by RickM5X3
Yikes, I wonder what mine looks like after multiple trips over Vail pass on 7% grades up to 10,600k feet in elevation at WOT 5,000 rpm and above (maintaining at least 60mph). Can't be pretty, but at least the torque converter is in lockup mode.
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If you keep it in lockup and not hunting for gears it is fine, that is what kills the fluid
I have towed with heavy duty pickups and the X5 and I always felt the X5 was more stable, at least up to the 5000 lb loads I towed. It is the long distance between the rear axle and the hitch ball that kills stability on a pickup Good reason to go with a pickup and a 5th wheel
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