Ford F53 and V-10 Engine

I'm new to the F-53 and V10 but I got to say that i'm very impressed with it. I have been a Chevy man all of my life and lowed the 8.1 and Duramax with the Allison tranny and was a little worried about getting rid of my dually/Montana 5th to go back to a gas Ford chassis but this past weekend, our first trip, made a believer out of me. We went up to Grandfather Mountain in NC and went up/down an 8 degree 4 mile long road and it did very well, about 45 up and 30 down on way back and I did not even manually downshift and let the Torqshift tranny do its thing like I did with the tranny and it did an amazing job. I used very little brakes on way down and while it was running about 5000RPMs holding the coach and toad back, I never felt like it was going to get away from me. I have a 2011 Itasca Sunstar 36D with a Prius on a dolly and did not know it was even there except for looking at monitor. That V10 has brawn! From a diesel pusher and Duramax an that has to have all the power in the world in his vehicles, I say go for it. You will not be really disappointed. The F53 rides well and you can actually talk normally with the co-pilot even going up 8 degree steep roads. BTW, I towed on tow haul all the time even in the flat areas. I like the way the tranny shifts and you do not lose the overdrive while using it and still get the benefit of then grade-breaking, too. Love mine and I'm a Chevy man!