husky390 wrote:
Thanks for the input guy's. That was more than what I was expecting and I'm glad to know I'm on the right track. What are your speeds when driving through the mountains? My F250 is a 90 with a 5.8l and with the camper (1,500 empty weight)and a trailer pulling two atv's the best I can manage on steep Colorado mountain grades is 35-45mph. The engine in this thing is beyond tired.
I tow a 7500# boat while hauling a 3500# camper on a DRW V10 powered 1 ton truck and 4.30 gears. No problems with sway and having hauled this camper on a SRW 3/4 ton truck I can honestly say the difference is night and day. Hauling just the camper I cruise mostly speed limit thru mountains. Never seem to lack for power and pull most hills at speed limit.
I used to own an 89 Ford 3/4 ton 5.8 engine with 5 speed manual and 4.10 gears. I hauled a 3000# Lance TC and it did an OK job but couldn't compare to the V10 I now own. Your performance pretty much echos my results with the 5.8 engine.
