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Dford34570
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Jul 18, 2013

1993 Ford F150 can it tow a 24' 5th wheel over the Sierras?

We are new RV owners. Going To Mammoth Lakes from Modesto for a family camping trip. First time to tow our trailer. Pickup is not diesel. What route is the best way for us to tow to Mammoth Lakes....
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spoon059
Explorer II
Jul 19, 2013
That engine is a beast of an engine, it'll run forever if you take care of it but it won't ever be fast. Those hills will take a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time to climb with any real weight behind you. I hope you don't have the Mazda 5 speed manual transmission in that though (I think that was only 94-95 that they made that mistake). Your big issue is going to be brakes coming back down the other side of that mountain.

Good luck and keep the speeds and temps down!

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