pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Jun 8, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Black and Red,
You know your terrain pretty well. I have driven that route many a times when I was going to college in San Luis. It sucks getting stuck behind a big-rig on Hwys 46/41
For comparison my cousins stock Duramax will pull Cuesta Grade at 50MPH towing his loaded 28ft Desert Fox (~9500lbs).
You know your terrain pretty well. I have driven that route many a times when I was going to college in San Luis. It sucks getting stuck behind a big-rig on Hwys 46/41
For comparison my cousins stock Duramax will pull Cuesta Grade at 50MPH towing his loaded 28ft Desert Fox (~9500lbs).
Jun 9, 2004 | 12:31 AM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Yeah, I got stuck behind a couple each way over Memorial, that's how I know how fast they go. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] I had to pull it down to second. Tranny wanted third gear, but the motor just couldn't lug it.
I must have started my post right before screaming posted his last comment. I thought Cuesta was a 6% grade? And there's another 6% or maybe it was 9% not too far before you hit the wine country. It's short but oh boy.
My usual way to take Cuesta is to crank it up to about 70 before I hit the base. Pull it out of OD at 60 and keep one eye on the road and the other on the engine temp. I can usually maintain 55-60. As opposed to climbing up Pacheco Pass going to Hollister. It will usually drag me down to 50.
A friend just upgraded from a '88 28' Aljo to a '04 37' Sierra fifth wheel. He found out what that kind of weight will do. He was struggling this weekend. He's running an '03 F-350 SRW CC LB 4x4 with the 6.8 V-10. That thing should be pulled by F-450 class or better, and of course the powerplant should be diesel. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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I must have started my post right before screaming posted his last comment. I thought Cuesta was a 6% grade? And there's another 6% or maybe it was 9% not too far before you hit the wine country. It's short but oh boy.
My usual way to take Cuesta is to crank it up to about 70 before I hit the base. Pull it out of OD at 60 and keep one eye on the road and the other on the engine temp. I can usually maintain 55-60. As opposed to climbing up Pacheco Pass going to Hollister. It will usually drag me down to 50.
A friend just upgraded from a '88 28' Aljo to a '04 37' Sierra fifth wheel. He found out what that kind of weight will do. He was struggling this weekend. He's running an '03 F-350 SRW CC LB 4x4 with the 6.8 V-10. That thing should be pulled by F-450 class or better, and of course the powerplant should be diesel. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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Jun 9, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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I have the same setup. 26' 6.0. The Hypertech power commander & K&N helped out. I have the 4.10 gear but it does still lug on the hills. I'm probably going to add a supercharger when the money tree starts to bloom but until then Ill just loose some speed and get over it.
Sometimes I wish I'd have bought the deisel but changing 6 quarts of oil is much easier on the pocketbook than a couple of gallons.
Sometimes I wish I'd have bought the deisel but changing 6 quarts of oil is much easier on the pocketbook than a couple of gallons.
Jun 9, 2004 | 06:52 PM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Originally posted by: tencubed
A general rule of thumb is it takes four times the power to double the speed. The only ways to make more power is to efficiently burn the same amount of fuel in less time or more fuel in the same time. Having said this I would offer this bit of advice. Dont waste your time and money trying to squeeze the last bit of power out of the rig you have. Do the math on how much time you will save if you manage to go up a hill 10 MPH faster and learn to relax a little. Your truck will last a lot longer and so will you.
Easiest and cheapest way I have found to get more power is to get a bigger, stronger tow vehicle. Believe me, I have made about every mistake that can be made in trying to get the most out of a truck and in the long run it's cheaper to trade up.
A general rule of thumb is it takes four times the power to double the speed. The only ways to make more power is to efficiently burn the same amount of fuel in less time or more fuel in the same time. Having said this I would offer this bit of advice. Dont waste your time and money trying to squeeze the last bit of power out of the rig you have. Do the math on how much time you will save if you manage to go up a hill 10 MPH faster and learn to relax a little. Your truck will last a lot longer and so will you.
Easiest and cheapest way I have found to get more power is to get a bigger, stronger tow vehicle. Believe me, I have made about every mistake that can be made in trying to get the most out of a truck and in the long run it's cheaper to trade up.
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Jun 9, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
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I have a 1969 Stepvan on a 3/4 ton Chev frame. Truck has over 700,000 miles on it and is now being used by our daughter to deliver cement statuary. (White Original Statuary if your interested, statuary.50megs.com, [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] ) It has gone thru 4 engines, two trannys, couple of front end rebuilds and a few major brake jobs.
If you just do good routine maintenance and fix anything that gets worn they will last a long, long time. I still have the first truck I bought, a '56 Ford 1 ton and it's still used on a regular basis.
I have a 1969 Stepvan on a 3/4 ton Chev frame. Truck has over 700,000 miles on it and is now being used by our daughter to deliver cement statuary. (White Original Statuary if your interested, statuary.50megs.com, [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] ) It has gone thru 4 engines, two trannys, couple of front end rebuilds and a few major brake jobs.
If you just do good routine maintenance and fix anything that gets worn they will last a long, long time. I still have the first truck I bought, a '56 Ford 1 ton and it's still used on a regular basis.
Jun 10, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
If you just do good routine maintenance and fix anything that gets worn they will last a long, long time. I still have the first truck I bought, a '56 Ford 1 ton and it's still used on a regular basis.
btw, there is a group ride forming at Reiter Pit saturday if you are interested
Jun 24, 2004 | 02:18 AM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Originally posted by: brent87LT1
I have the same setup. 26' 6.0. The Hypertech power commander & K&N helped out. I have the 4.10 gear but it does still lug on the hills. I'm probably going to add a supercharger when the money tree starts to bloom but until then Ill just loose some speed and get over it.
Sometimes I wish I'd have bought the deisel but changing 6 quarts of oil is much easier on the pocketbook than a couple of gallons.
I have the same setup. 26' 6.0. The Hypertech power commander & K&N helped out. I have the 4.10 gear but it does still lug on the hills. I'm probably going to add a supercharger when the money tree starts to bloom but until then Ill just loose some speed and get over it.
Sometimes I wish I'd have bought the deisel but changing 6 quarts of oil is much easier on the pocketbook than a couple of gallons.
Jun 26, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
I have an 03 F550 with 7.3 powerstroke, 6 speed manual, and 4.88 gears. The truck stock will pull a house down, but did not like the highway speeds until I had the gearvendor installed. Everything has improved since. I get better fuel mileage, higher speeds at lower rpm, and everything runs a lot cooler. Check out www.gearvendor.com, they can solve your problem without engine modifications, and save the life of your engine. I pull a 25000 gvw gooseneck flatbed and usually gross about 35000 combined gvw. I rarely have to drop gears to pull hills, but the option of splitting gears is really nice. My stock top gear was 3.56 to 1, now I have the new top gear which is 2.74 to 1. It really has made a big difference since I drive about 10,000 to 12,000 miles a month. Mine was a difficult instulation and total cost was about $4,100.00. Most of them are less than that. Chack it out, you won't regret it.
Jun 26, 2004 | 02:56 AM
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pulling a 26 ft toyhauler with 6.0?
Gebo, out of morbid curiousity what kind of mileage do you get with that bad boy? 4x2 or 4x4? Just to go with my band of facts in my wee little brain. I've heard of GV before.
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