I am towing a 4200# travel trailer with OD off and on some...

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Question by joe spadaro
Submitted on 3/26/2004
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I am towing a 4200# travel trailer with OD off and on some mild hills the engine must turn 4K to maintain 45 MPH with an auto trans,i-force v8 Seems high to me. what can I do

Answer by Trailer Yanker
Submitted on 5/10/2004
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4K does seem a little high for 3rd but I'm a little suspect of 4200# true weight. By the time my co-pilot finished loading we had added at least half a ton of water,pots &pans, groceries, propane, etc. I pulled similar weight with 429 ford ltd and it lost speed on slight grade because rear end ratio was "weak" in the 2.? range. If you are in 4K range you should go ahead and manually down shift to 2nd. I solved my problem by getting vehicle with 3.73 rear end.

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