2001 Explorer towing

[colintrax]

Huh, never drove one so I don't have a personal opinion on it. But a buddy has a cummins with a stick, he loves it. But then again, he loves Acura as well....

What makes 1st gear useless?

 

[SoNic67]

Available diesel torque and higher rear gearing. You can start from stop in second gear (when not towing).

 

[FIND]

Exactly, when you are not towing in a Cummins Ram, you are basically driving a 4 speed with wide ratios between gears since first is a granny start. I hate 5 speeds on diesel pickups. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not against manual transmissions on a diesel, I just prefer to have at least 9 forward gears.

 

[Fordsgalore4]

Im going to start looking for a F250 Or F350 with a 351 V8 I would not tow the camper all the much for a big 7.3l im not a fan of Chevy at all and I like Cummings but Dodge Auto trans are not so good thank you for your help safe to say the old explorer is not towing anything