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Mountaineer 5L VS F250 V10

wpurple

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Well, I picked up a F250 V10 to use as our tow vehicle and also since I am always running to Home Depot, a pickup made more sence....

Well anyway....

We made our maiden voyage this weekend towing our 4100# camper. I was not very impressed with the performance of the V10 compared to my Mountaineer. It did overall run smoother due to the 5 speed transmission, and there was a bit more power, but over all the Mountaineer was an exceptional workhorse, plus the 5L seemed to like to rev much lower to do it's work than the V10. There were a couple of hills going thru PA that I was to the floor and reving 5500rpm where I never exceeded 3500rpm on the 5L going up the same route with the same TT

Just thought it was interesting and a pat on the bumper of the Mounty.
 






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