Ford E350 V10 shifting
I am curious about others experience with the Ford vehicles when in mountains. Our Phoenix Cruisr 2350 is pulling a Jeep Cherokee which weighs about 4044 curb pounds. I am surprised how the V10 se...
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Alta Volunteer wrote:
When I bought the thing it was an absolute dog even with 4:56 gears - it took forever to get to 55 mph on level ground.
Hmmmm ... there must have been something wrong with your chassis then. :h
My ~11,800 lb. 2005 24 foot Itasca E450 performance is nothing like that. Especially with Tow/Haul mode invoked such that the TorqueShift stays longer in each gear during acceleration - our small Class C really jumps from a stop and pulls strong going up grades if I tap into it's horsepower versus RPM curve. Some folks even argue that, since a Class C essentially heavily loads the E450 chassis all the time (unlike delivery truck applications), that the tranny should be left in Tow/Haul mode all the time. I might agree with that.
In and around Death Valley the long uphill grades have presented no problems whatsoever at full speeds - however, that is when not towing.
