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 around the cotton fields on a dry highway with a generally quartering tail wind of 15-20 here's what I saw relative to gears (I let it do the shifting).
Oh 2017 F-150 5.0 L V8 with 3.73 rear end, stock. Had the towing button pushed. 80K ish miles. Trailer chart from Ford shows 9,600 max.
On flat ground I would see around 70mph with the RPM in the 2500-2700 range in 5th.
On very gentle up slopes I would see it drop into 4th, maintain the high 60's and RPM's would be under 3,500. (Redline isn't until high 5's)
It seemed fine, temps all stayed normal, engine seemed fine at the 3,500 rpm range.
Thoughts/Opinions ?
Oh 2017 F-150 5.0 L V8 with 3.73 rear end, stock. Had the towing button pushed. 80K ish miles. Trailer chart from Ford shows 9,600 max.
On flat ground I would see around 70mph with the RPM in the 2500-2700 range in 5th.
On very gentle up slopes I would see it drop into 4th, maintain the high 60's and RPM's would be under 3,500. (Redline isn't until high 5's)
It seemed fine, temps all stayed normal, engine seemed fine at the 3,500 rpm range.
Thoughts/Opinions ?
