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04-23-2015, 12:44 PM
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Ford V10 power
I test drove a new Forest River Georgetown 351 yesterday, it was disappointing how little power it seemed to have. Hardly ever below 3500 rpm and shook us terribly at 65 mph.
Comments, PLEASE. my wife likes the looks inside, I notice a LOT of used ones with 6-8000 miles. Regardless of the price I don't want a lousy RV.
I have a Itasca 26P which I love, my wife says she wants something with bunks for the grandkids......
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04-23-2015, 01:20 PM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Vaughn, WA
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Your experience is not typical. I can only assume that the particular chassis had issues, even thought it was new (happens!).
Go drive another one. Doesn't even need to be a Georgetown. Any Ford powered Class A of roughly the same size would suffice for a comparison.
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1995 Coachmen Santara 360MB 36' w/slide.
Ford F53/460 chassis, 2020 Chev Equinox "toad"
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04-23-2015, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SoCal
Posts: 15,749
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick-B
Your experience is not typical. I can only assume that the particular chassis had issues, even thought it was new (happens!).
Go drive another one. Doesn't even need to be a Georgetown. Any Ford powered Class A of roughly the same size would suffice for a comparison.
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Agree, not typical. Drive another.
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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04-23-2015, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member
National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2011
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X3, we have a 34' 2006 on the F53 and what you experienced seems very odd. Our normal tach reading while cruising on reasonably level roads is about 2100. Absolutely no "shaking" even on a climb with the revs in the 3500 range.
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04-23-2015, 06:58 PM
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Registered User
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 7,114
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I have an older F53 chassis wih the V10, a 2001 30 ft Coachman Mirada. Very smooth engine, good power, hangs around 2300 rpm cruising at 62 mph.
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04-23-2015, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club National RV Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2010
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I think Ford rates the latest version of the V-10 at 362 HP which should be plenty to move a rig of that size down the road. I have the old 2V version and it was rated for 275 HP and it is a bit undersized for my 37' with a tag but once it gets up to speed, it propels my unit down the road just fine. It is the long hills where it really shows it's deficiency if you want to call it that.
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04-23-2015, 07:34 PM
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2013
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thanks
I appreciate the feed back. I also think the rv had a 20 k chassis and perhaps a 22k would ride better.
Thanks again. Bob
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04-24-2015, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Johnstown, PA USA
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On my 4th V-10. Love the engine. As stated above, try another MH.....
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2014 Coachmen Leprechaun 319DS V-10
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet & 2014 Jeep Wrangler
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05-29-2015, 06:56 PM
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Forest River Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: BELEN, NM
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I have a 2007 Lexington with the V -10 cruises around 60 at 2100rpm with car on tow dolly. Has the 5 speed tran with tow haul. Been all over the west no problems On the steep hills just keep down shifting as needed.
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06-02-2015, 01:14 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
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ditan
I pick up and deliver all sorts of RV for the RV place I work. I have found the V-10 to be fine. In stock mode is has as much power as the workhorse has. Just depends on the size of your rig. My personal rig is a 37.5 foot Forest River Georgetown XL. I pull a jeep with it. It does fine.
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06-06-2015, 06:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
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We down sized to a class c with v10 . We were so disappointed with its like of power.small hills in south Mississippi it would shift from over drive to 3rd. Or 5300rpm & losing speed. Our fix was banks power exhaust system. & 5star programmer that changed the shift points & now uses all 5 gears
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06-06-2015, 08:23 PM
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Registered User
Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada
Posts: 414
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Quote:
Originally Posted by r.davis
We down sized to a class c with v10 . We were so disappointed with its like of power.small hills in south Mississippi it would shift from over drive to 3rd. Or 5300rpm & losing speed. Our fix was banks power exhaust system. & 5star programmer that changed the shift points & now uses all 5 gears
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Further more, I think that you do need some driving technics to properly use all the HP from that engine.
I have a 2010 MH, 38 footer and I was towing a dolly and a 3600 pounds toad without any problem, you just have to listen to your engine and keep the right revs.
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11-16-2015, 07:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by normandlegra
Further more, I think that you do need some driving technics to properly use all the HP from that engine.
I have a 2010 MH, 38 footer and I was towing a dolly and a 3600 pounds toad without any problem, you just have to listen to your engine and keep the right revs.
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And install a 5 Star Tune....
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11-16-2015, 08:27 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,126
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I have a 1999 mountain aire 38ft v10 nc to nd and back twice that puppy will go up dn al around Wife loves driving it
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