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This 6 speed auto that's in the gasoline F250 4X4......does it have a hi-low range like a manual shift trans.?
Is 1st gear a true "granny/creeper" gear ratio?
Tnx folks........
Lee in Denver CO
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F-250 has a 2 spd transfer case. Spin the knob to 4H, stop, Neutral, spin to 4L and you're in 4L until you stop, N, 4H again.
Low range and 1st gear is a "crawler". Probably 3MPH tops gets you close to redlining the diesel, I suppose the gasser w/more RPM available would get close to 5MPH. When you switch into 4 Low, the transmission will always want to start out in 2nd, you have to select 1st manually, it's that "creepy" low.
No Hi/low range without using the transfer case.
1st gear in 2wd/4Hi is 3.97:1.
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Pickup wise.
Nissan Frontier.
Toyota Tacoma (but not from Gulf States Toyota which supplies most of the south ie I would have to go north to Missouri to get one.)
Dodge 2500 or greater with Cummins.
One thing about manuals is that they are more resistant to carjackings. Several folks in Houston TX have been ordered out of their cars at gun point only to have the carjacker get frustrated and run off on foot.
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Best thing about a manual transmission is nobody asks to borrow your truck to haul their $%#@.
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One thing about manuals is that they are more resistant to carjackings. Several folks in Houston TX have been ordered out of their cars at gun point only to have the carjacker get frustrated and run off on foot. I've read several articles about thieves giving up on manual cars. Most of them would have a hard time with my Dodge pickup. The reverse slot is spring loaded and it's a heavy spring. It's easy once you get the feel for it but if you don't know how it works, it can be darn hard to get in R.
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Put a push button ignition like an old school truck has, in it.  [bleep] em.
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My uncle had a 1956 Ford F series pickup that was a cool custom hotrod when I was a kid. Had a flathead and a 4 speed, loud exhaust, and a killer yellow paint job with lots of black pinstripes. Very sharp looking ride. Anyways it had an ignition button on the turn signal lever, turn the key to on, pump the gas pedal; mash the little yellow button on the lever, and it would rumble to life.
One night a couple guys decided to steal it and couldn't figure out the little yellow button to crank it over. Happily they didn't get his truck, sadly they ripped ALL the wiring out from under the dash in an attempt to Hotwire it. He had a fun afternoon of figuring which wire went where and soldering them all back together.
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Best thing about a manual transmission is nobody asks to borrow your truck to haul their $%#@. It kept my ex-wife from ever driving my truck 
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