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CampinHappy
Explorer
Feb 06, 2021

Maiden Voyage wanted to check on RPM's and Gears in 17 F-150

Went and picked up my new Premier 29RK today in Lubbock, Texas. Empty weight is 6,154 and we only had a little water and two tanks of propane on the way home. Going across very gentle rises and drops ...
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Grit_dog
Navigator III
Feb 06, 2021
Sounds about right.
Wont really ever use 6th towing a big sail.
5.0 has a lot of power if you wind er up a little and is perfectly happy at higher rpms all day. When towing heavy I usually locked out 5th and 6th.

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