Ductape wrote:
Effy wrote:
Vulcaneer wrote:
Here is my opinion. If the Class A Gas MH weighs more than 15,000 pounds I wouldn't do it. Not that you can't do it. But it is just because it would drive me crazy to drive a slug like that. Uphill would be frustrating. Downhill would very nervous. Downshifting will be your friend going downhill. Keep off the brakes as much as you can.
What is your rear gear ratio? Hope it is 4:56 or lower.
This is obviously an uneducated answer. MANY on here who actually have class A's with the F53 can easily pull 3k up and down a mountain despite being 16-23k rigs. I can't speak for a 5er so I wouldn't.
X2. Which will be better on a grade, 20k lbs of gas MH with 362 hp or 40k lbs of diesel with 450? Do the math. Even at max GCW of 26k the F53 has a better power to weight ratio than most diesels.
the torque on the 450 hp diesel will be much greater than a gas engine, torque pulls
