humbled on the hill
On the weekend I was heading up a nice little hill, in the fast lane, just minding my own business when I noticed this little F150 pulling a Kustom Koach in my sideview mirror. "He looks like he's got...
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Vulcaneer wrote:
Pulling a 13,000 pound trailer up an 11% grade, and if you let the V10 off the torque curve in third gear. You are going down to second or even first gear. And maybe down to 25 or 30 MPH. And if you start by building up momentum, so that you can keep your speed up to legal limits, and you are in the left lane passing a line of several slower moving heavy haulers in the right line. So if your are in the left lane and losing speed rapidly, you become a very dangerous road block to those others that are trying to keep their speed up in the left hand lane behind you.
It really has nothing to do with a gasser, A V-10, a Diesel. It's more about experience. And knowing your limits. And being considerate of others on the road. A big difference between towing a 13,000 pound high profile 5'r or an 8,000 pound low profile TT. So you might not be aware.
I get that, but that's just basic towing. You made it sound like you were Captain Kirk taking the enterprise into a black hole with the wife screaming, trans temps rising, and beads of sweat on your forehead....LOL...I'm not sure that any V-10 powered vehicle is rated to tow 13k lbs anyway...
