Harvard
51.4N 114.4W
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We towed a Honda Civic with a 34 foot Class A powered by the 1999 275 HP version of the V10, no problem.
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Queens Carriage
Treasure Coast, FLorida
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1997 Gulfstream 30FT V10 1995 tracker 4X4. Just came back from 10000 mile trip' south padri.davis mountains,carlbad,bisbee,yuma quartzite,tihapi, bakersfield,up the west coast,seattle,southern and northern washington, over to yelostone, mt. rushmore over to indy, down to destin FL. back to galveston TX. The V10 could not have performed better, no problems. I am a retired truck driver. Have fun on the open road.
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jrobert01
tennessee
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I have a 1999V-10 and tow a Honda cr-v.I live in the foot hills of the GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS at the very bottom of the highest mountain on I-75 and have no trouble at all.I cross the smokies very often and have no trouble.I drive 60-65 and can maintain that speed on mountains.I have four winds 5000 29 ft.I don't think you will have any problems.
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mowermech
Billings, MT
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My Tioga doesn't have the V10, it has the 460 V8. I towed a mildly modified '06 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited over Marias Pass (Highway 2, near Glacier National Park) to Kalispell, then down Hwy 93 to Missoula, and I-90 to Billings, no problems.
That was this summer. Last year, I made the same trip, different routing.
The old 460 handled it all just fine.
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'94 Dodge 3500 4X2 CTD, 5 speed, 4.10 LS diff., Jacobs Rambrake, 275,000 Miles
'95 Tioga 29H Ford-based Class C
Daily driver: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi
Toad: 2006 Jeep Rubicon LJ
"When seconds count, help is only minutes away!"
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Profiteer
Utah
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TEX I had a 26ft Ford V10 Class C I towed a Ford Ranger pickup with (the bed fully loaded most of the time) back and forth from the west coast to east coast several times going through the Utah mountains with no problem at all. Traded the C in on a class B V-8 last winter and now towing a 2010 Jeep.
Patrick
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curtster
Thousand Oaks
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I'm amazed that no one has any "problem" pulling a toad with their V10's. Maybe just a difference of opinion on what a problem is?
We recently finished a 7400 mile 2 month long trip across America, pulling our '97 Saturn wagon (supposed to weigh about 2600 lbs.)with our new 2010 Jamboree 31m. While most interstate travel was "no problem", some of the back roads we traveled had us struggling over mountain passes, foot ALL the way down, engine screaming, and managing 20 mph... maybe.
JMO, the V10 is a great motor, but like anything, it has it's limits. Tow a reasonable vehicle at reasonable speeds and you'll probably be ok. Just don't expect miracles.
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ron.dittmer
Northern Illinois
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curtster wrote:.....some of the back roads we traveled had us struggling over mountain passes, foot ALL the way down, engine screaming, and managing 20 mph... maybe...... That just isn't my story. Something must be mechanically wrong with your rig or tow. You did say you have a new 2010, but maybe something is wrong with the transmission. Are the brakes in the RV or tow dragging? There are numerous possibilities as to the cause.
Check your trans fluid. If it's low, be sure to add the new type required. I have found it sold only at Ford dealerships.
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Kamphiker
South Florida (this 'aint paradise anymore)
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'06 Outlook (24') with v10 / Torqshift Toad: '09 CRV.
Flat land small hills hard to tell it's behind you. 7 - 9% mountain grades you know it's there but we can maintain 50 MPH on those grades (w/ start of grade from 60 MPH) passing 18 wheelers and other RV's. This without torturing the Drive train.
I added a scangage to monitor engine / Trans Temps (never gets close to danger zone in the mountains).
I use a Blue Ox base plate on the CRV, Blue Ox Alladin II tow bar, Brake Buddy Aux braking, Toad Charge to keep battery charged and Blu Ox "Add-A-light".
Gas millage with toad 8.0 - 8.5 MPG w/o toad 9.0 - 9.5
There are a lot of class A's with the same v10 (even early v10's w/ less HP) towing heavier toads and their GCVW is much higher than most of the class C's and I don't hear many complaints.
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2009 Honda CR-V 2wd TOAD ......Campgrounds in the Smoky Mountains NP
Last Camping trip ->2011 SUMMER SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
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RodT82721
Pine Haven, Wyoming
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I tow a Liberty on a trailer behind my 31' C. I’ve made the trip from Wyoming to Mid-Florida and return the last 5 years. While it’s all interstate, there is a stretch between Manchester TN and Chattanooga, that restricts trucks to lower gears etc. I have never had a problem up hill or down, just use a lower gear going down, and take it out of OD up hill. I have been able to more then equal posted speed limits without any problem at all.
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knparker
Vacaville,CA
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We had ours a couple of years before I set up a 3200# Forester to tow. We do a lot of mountain camping, Sierra's, Cascades, and Rocky's and on some grades, above say 8% I could see potential power loss issues with another 1.5 tons behind me so I decided to install the Banks Powerpack exhaust system. This compensated quite well for the added weight.
Try it without and see what you think. Longer units of course weigh more and there is a corresponding reduction in power. Ours is only 24' with no slides but due to the construction is still fairly heavy, GCWR on our set up is about 16500-17000. The V-10 coupled with the Torqueshift trans is a great combination but does have it's limitations. It will get you there with a car in tow but depending on the grade it can be a workout. Increased altitude has a corresponding negative effect on power. The computerized powertrain management systems do a good job of compensating for this but you will still lose power at altitude. Simply put, higher altitude=lower pressure=less oxygen. This results in lower combustion efficiency and less power. You can climb a 7% grade at 1K feet much easier than a 7% grade at 10K feet.
I still play it by ear so to speak and have, in order to save the drivetrain, unhooked on severe grades above 13-15%. To get to the really out of the way places sometimes this is necessary.
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