I may be nuts, need second opinion
I apologize in advance for the long post. Just trying to give as much info as possible. My GF and I are new to camping, bought a 2007 Aerolite 718fd in Feb. We made a shakedown weekend trip to Myrt...
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riven1950 wrote:
Thanks for all the input. I love my f150 and am leaning toward just doing the trip. Sounds like others have done it with similar setups, guess I just need that push over the edge.
I agree with all of the above 'transmission cooler' add on would be good insurance. I spent several years pulling the mountains out west & east with a commercial rig and simply let the rig pull it in what ever gear works best. When it down shifts the first time glance at the speedo,tack & gauges. Should the transmission start searching between ranges simply manually down shift to the range the truck is comfortable with and continue up the grade. You do not need to be first to the top of the grade, some you will pull with the traffic others you will be passed on. The thing and you all ready know this from the trips you have taken - do not over work the truck for simply a few miles per hour.
JMHO Retired Training Engineer for a major transportation com.
