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10-12-2014, 05:29 PM
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Thanks for your input fbconsults.
Dropping down to 40 mph on a steep grade isn't a problem with me, it would be nice to have the power like the diesels passing me at 70 mph. But it is what it is. You get what you pay for.
My original question was, are there any other Georgetown 378 owners pulling a full size trailer with a mid size vehicle on it?
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01-06-2015, 08:12 PM
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Do I need to have my 2008 Georgetown motorhome in tow mode the entire time that I am flat towing a Honda CR-V I normally just use it up and down hill
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01-06-2015, 08:28 PM
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Tim & Lisa Trempert
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donaldek
Do I need to have my 2008 Georgetown motorhome in tow mode the entire time that I am flat towing a Honda CR-V I normally just use it up and down hill
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All the time. The computer will determine what gear is best based on grade.
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01-09-2015, 02:33 PM
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Go by Ford guides, all the time in tow would mean no overdrive economy and more fuel consumption
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01-22-2015, 07:23 PM
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I do all the time 
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01-22-2015, 07:34 PM
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Keep in mind that the V10 is a High RPM motor, that's where it makes it's HP and TQ. It may not sound right when you listen to it screaming to yours ears, but it is screams of joy to the V10 as it gets to unleash it's POWER.
When I had my F250 V10 I had some hats made up that read:
Triton V10
Ford's Best Kept Secret
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Past RVs: National Pacifica 40', Kenworth T300 Toterhome, Jayco Class C 32'. American Eagle 40',
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01-22-2015, 08:07 PM
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Tim & Lisa Trempert
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VinceU
Go by Ford guides, all the time in tow would mean no overdrive economy and more fuel consumption
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Vince,
That has not been my experience in the Georgetown, which has a true tow-haul button. However, I did have a Ford Excursion and it had the same button in the same spot but it was NOT a tow haul button and it acted as you say above and kept it out of overdrive.
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01-22-2015, 08:27 PM
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I am at a GCWR of 17,500lbs. My Excursion does very well. The V-10 in a motorhome or anything should always be in tow\haul.
I routinely wind my V-10 up to and over 4k rpm on the big hills! It does it because it was intended to do it.
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01-23-2015, 10:53 AM
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Location: Northeast Alabama
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Take your RV wwith the vehicle attached to a truck stop and get it weighed. Compare it io the total weight capacity of the chassis (likely 26000#) Then add in the weight of a trailer. Do not exceed the total gross vehicle weight limit. Some people do, but they give those things a limit for a reason.
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01-23-2015, 11:31 AM
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Location: Middle Tennessee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonrjen
Keep in mind that the V10 is a High RPM motor, that's where it makes it's HP and TQ. It may not sound right when you listen to it screaming to yours ears, but it is screams of joy to the V10 as it gets to unleash it's POWER.
When I had my F250 V10 I had some hats made up that read:
Triton V10
Ford's Best Kept Secret
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Thanks for posting the most informative comment on the V10. I own three of them. The best hi-hp gas engine ever made. If anyone says their V10 is going up a hill slow, they're not mashin' the gas.  The OP asked the question "How much can the V10 handle?" The answer is: A whole lot more than the rest of the rig.!
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01-23-2015, 09:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jd-ford-hd
Thanks for posting the most informative comment on the V10. I own three of them. The best hi-hp gas engine ever made. If anyone says their V10 is going up a hill slow, they're not mashin' the gas. The OP asked the question "How much can the V10 handle?" The answer is: A whole lot more than the rest of the rig.! |
OK, you win. PM me your address if you like and I send you a limited run Triton V10 Ford's best kept Secret hat.
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01-26-2015, 07:42 PM
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Location: Rockport, Texas
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I tow a gmc canyon and have not felt speed restricted with my 2011 Georgetown going up hill except one time in Wyoming at 11400 feet elevation it pooped out at the camp ground. We left a day early because I could not breathe either.
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01-31-2015, 06:29 PM
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We have a 2013 Georgetown 37 ft motor home. We hope to begin going up to mountains (Wyoming for ex) more frequently. My husband heard he will have trouble towing a car in this motor home and wants to trade it in for a diesel. I would rather have the extra money "to play longer " at camp grounds.
Does anyone have real experience when their triton 10 have real difficulty going up hill?
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01-31-2015, 06:58 PM
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Location: Middle Tennessee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puglover
We have a 2013 Georgetown 37 ft motor home. We hope to begin going up to mountains (Wyoming for ex) more frequently. My husband heard he will have trouble towing a car in this motor home and wants to trade it in for a diesel. I would rather have the extra money "to play longer " at camp grounds.
Does anyone have real experience when their triton 10 have real difficulty going up hill?
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Save your money..!! You will notice a decrease in power at 10,000 ft above sea level. How often do you think you will be at that altitude. The highest KOA in the country (Cripple Creek, CO) is at 10,000 feet and I had no trouble at all with our V10. Oh yeah, right now diesel fuel is a $1.00 a gallon higher than gasoline everywhere I've been lately.
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01-31-2015, 07:20 PM
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Thanks. Even if we have to take the car off the trailer and I follow him, in the big picture, it will be only a small fraction of the time.
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02-03-2015, 01:19 AM
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v10
I have never been passed by a diesel going up any grade. This also means I have passed many diesels along the way. Just floor it and be amazed and save a lot of money.
Happy Trails, Forrest
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02-04-2015, 06:38 PM
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Has anyone encountered a hill they could not handle with the V10 and a tow behind? I have been told there are grades around Denver my V10 would not be able to negotiate.
Bill
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02-04-2015, 08:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puglover
We have a 2013 Georgetown 37 ft motor home. We hope to begin going up to mountains (Wyoming for ex) more frequently. My husband heard he will have trouble towing a car in this motor home and wants to trade it in for a diesel. I would rather have the extra money "to play longer " at camp grounds.
Does anyone have real experience when their triton 10 have real difficulty going up hill?
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Honestly Puglover you have my same feelings.
Save the money and tell your DH to slow down and its no race to the next campground.
Towing a small car behind any Georgetown is easy.
Have fun!
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02-04-2015, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bend302
Has anyone encountered a hill they could not handle with the V10 and a tow behind? I have been told there are grades around Denver my V10 would not be able to negotiate.
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No Bill I have not and I have been around the US driving my Georgetown and toad. The steepest grade I have encountered was 12 or 14% grade and that was heading east into Jackson Hole Wyoming after I took a shortcut over the Teton Pass. I think that was about 9,000 ft. To this day my wife still laughs about my shortcut.  
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02-04-2015, 10:46 PM
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Location: Yorkton, Sk. Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bend302
Has anyone encountered a hill they could not handle with the V10 and a tow behind? I have been told there are grades around Denver my V10 would not be able to negotiate.
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I will let you know how the v10 does as we will be going right through that area from North end to the south end, very soon.
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