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V10 and towing
Lead Driver
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Albuquerque
Need the configuration of the V10 SD...
ie: Year, gear ratio, Auto or manual, 4x4 or 4x2, CC or Regular Cab or SuperCab, tire size, mileage, etc.
The YEAR and GEARS are the most important really.
biz
ie: Year, gear ratio, Auto or manual, 4x4 or 4x2, CC or Regular Cab or SuperCab, tire size, mileage, etc.
The YEAR and GEARS are the most important really.
biz
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Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Corvallis, OR
It should handle it fine, that trailer probably won't get too heavy. Just keep in mind, you can run the V10 all day long in the power band over 4000 rpms, don't try to drive it like a diesel.
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Millersburg, OH
And your reason(s) being?
Anyway like biz4two said year and gear makes a difference.
The 1999 was the lowest powered V10 in the F-series trucks. In 2000 Ford introduced the "PI" heads and bumped up the HP and TQ. In 2005 they introduced the 3V(alve) engine and again HP and TQ went up.
Coming from a diesel you'll have to get use to the V10 running at higher RPMs while under load. This is normal for the engine and it's designed to handel this.
What gears does the truck have? Many V10 owners seem to think 4.30 gearing is the sweet spot for a stock truck.
Anyway like biz4two said year and gear makes a difference.
The 1999 was the lowest powered V10 in the F-series trucks. In 2000 Ford introduced the "PI" heads and bumped up the HP and TQ. In 2005 they introduced the 3V(alve) engine and again HP and TQ went up.
Coming from a diesel you'll have to get use to the V10 running at higher RPMs while under load. This is normal for the engine and it's designed to handel this.
What gears does the truck have? Many V10 owners seem to think 4.30 gearing is the sweet spot for a stock truck.
Jäger
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,491
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From: Northern Arizona
It's got the TorqShift transmission and if it's got 4.10 or 4.30 gears then you'll probably be just fine towing. If it's a 5th wheel TH just be careful of too much pin weight.
Have you weighed the TH yet?
Have you weighed the TH yet?
