2019 HONDA ODYSSEY TRAILER HITCH DRIVER

If either of your freinds trucks had the larger engine options - the Ford V10 gasser or PSD or the GM 6.0 gasser or DuraMax - then I'd have call BS on your story. HD trucks are also engineered to deal with heavier loads - cooling system capacity, transmission & TCC durability, axle weight ratings, load rated tires, etc. The F350/3500 trucks are available with 4.10 axle gearing (Ford even offers a 4.33 option in the F350 DRW). That's a huge gearing advantage for the Ford and Chevy and one of many things that makes heavy-duty pickups ideally suited for towing or hauling heavier loads. I believe the lowest available with the Titan is 3.36:1. However, both the F2HD have a standard rear-axle gearing of 3.73. The Titan has a dramatic weight advantage (its lighter) than both of those trucks and has a torquey V8. If the F-250 had the 5.4 Triton and the 2500HD had the 5.3 Vortec I can maybe see the Titan accelerating slightly faster - maybe - assuming equal trailer loads. My travel trailer weighs 10k and I am always VERY aware it's behind me.Īs for 'out-towing' - not sure what that means exactly. Thats nearly 2 1/2 times what your truck weighs. As for not breaking a sweat - don't insult our intelligence. Any 1/2 truck made right now can tow 11,700 lbs - but NONE of them can do that safely or reliably. But, in the end, its a light-duty pickup. It's well built and has a fantastic powertrain. Based on 150 lbs (70 kg)Ģ see page 315 for information about fluid coolers.Ĭlick to expand.The Titan is a great truck - no disagreement there. Maximum total trailer weight goes down with each passenger and ranges from 3500 lbs to 650 lbs.ġ Including driver. Here are some numbers from the 2006 Odyssey owners manual.

which normally isn't the actual condition. stuff like that to inflate this number for retail reasons. driver), the van's weight is based on the lowest trim level.

2019 HONDA ODYSSEY TRAILER HITCH DRIVER

Like the van would only have a driver (usually a 150 lb. The trailer tow rating is based on a lot of assumptions. IMHO, this is the truest weigh to judge what a vehicle can tow. In this case, I wouldn't tow anything that weighed more than 8,500 lbs. Let's say it's 8,500 lbs for the Odyssey. GCWR - Gross Combined Weight Rating - the maximum weight Honda has rated that this vehicle can propel down the road & stop, including the van itself and anything towed. GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating - the maximum weight Honda has rated the vehicle to put down through all 4 tires. I don't know what those two numbers are, but here is a 'for instance.' I would never tow more than that with an Odyssey. IMHO, the true towing weight is equal to the GCWR minus the GVWR.

Possible warranty issues aside I think you be money ahead to buy a good aftermarket unit like a Tru-Cool instead. Then try to maintain a consistent rpm and speed - but expect to go slower.Īlso, FWIW, I think the Honda tranny cooler sucks. Next time you tow up that same hill, take the tranny out of overdrive so it holds that gear and doesn't hunt. I think if you were able to smell burnt tranny fluid you probably reached that overwhelming point. The exhaust gas dropped to 1100 and the tranny temp stayed in the 200 degree range. The engine had plenty more power - i probably could have barrelled up the hill at 80mph if I'd wanted but instead I backed off and went up the hill at 60mph. Coming up Baker grade a few weeks ago I watched the exhaust gas temp climb into the 1200 degree territory - about the end of the safe limit. But I've installed auxilliary gauges to keep an eye on things that get hot - the transmission and exhaust temperature especially. I have yet to drive up a hill that I couldn't maintain highway speeds. My daily driver is a Ford Powerstroke Diesel. I'm not saying you were doing this - but it's pretty easy to floor it and overwhelm the powertrain's capacity to protect itself.Įven vehicles that are purpose built for towing/hauling have this issue. But I think its important to remember that just because the vehicle CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. The Odyssey has enough engine power to maintain about any speed on a hill with a 2,000 lb load.

2019 honda odyssey trailer hitch