Truck with hill climbing pwr?

hunterdan said:
The hills and grades where I'm looking to move are sometimes 15-20 miles of 5-12 degrees.
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At what elevation?

I'm not aware of anywhere this side of the Mississippi where you can go 15 miles at 6%. If you're wanting to pull Cottonwood or Ike or something, you're starting at 8000'.
 
CasterTroy said:
Dude I snorted when I laughed at that :laughing:
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And I had to tuck my balls up as a 12v owner. I love my truck but I know for a damn fact thereā€™s no 7.3 or 12v doing what newer diesels do. (Or even a solid 8.1 gasser in a GM platform for that matter). He needs to find a solid GMT800 and be done with it. Spend the money saved on the gas he will spend.
 
shawn said:
At what elevation?

I'm not aware of anywhere this side of the Mississippi where you can go 15 miles at 6%. If you're wanting to pull Cottonwood or Ike or something, you're starting at 8000'.
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Yeah probably misread the sign. I'm going back soon and will try and get a pic. I believe I saw one state sign that said 5 percent 12 miles and another that said 5-12 percent next 18 miles.
It's over at NC Tennessee line by Cherohala skyway
 
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hunterdan said:
Thanks but will need 4x4 for sure.
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Mines 4x4 :huggy:

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And I would gladly sell it (you see that folks? not SALE it...not SAIL it......SELL it) for......

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hunterdan said:
Northern or southern truck? Is it available?
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Not really available....I was really just being a tease :gtfo:

I haven't had this thing a year yet, so I'm still very much so in love. Keep your eyes peeled though, and join the 8.1 truck groups on FB. Seems they post a link for ones for sale about once a month. I was truly fortunate that I was watching FB marketplace like a hawk and this one popped up just a few miles from me. It was a small used car lot and the owner didn't realize what he had. Just listed it as a 4 door 4x4 and assumed since it wasn't diesel it wasn't a big deal.
 
hunterdan said:
Yeah probably misread the sign. I'm going back soon and will try and get a pic. I believe I saw one state sign that said 5 percent 12 miles and another that said 5-12 percent next 18 miles.
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Nah, I was just wondering if maybe you were moving WAY west, which changes the math quite a bit.
 
I don't know what your driving other than a 5.0 Ford 4x4. But they way you described the shifting & saying you might try the manual, I'm thinking a 4 speed automatic, with 4th gear the overdrive. If that's the deal & your running in overdrive, Don't do that! Pull that slacker into 3 or whatever it's called. Want hurt a thing, & will save you a transmission! I learned an expensive lesson once, with a 93 K1500. Old 350 engine & 4l60 trans, towing my CJ on a trailer to Crossville. I had bought the truck used & wasn't that familiar with the trans. And what I thought was a trans cooler was the oil cooler. Almost made it to Crossville, before I roasted the transmission. I Did hold it in 3rd. on some hills, but not all. And with it shifting up & down, plus no external cooler, it simply overheated. Roasted that pig! Climb the hills in 3rd., & let it turn some RPMs. You might have more power than you thought. Same for coming down hill, keep it in 3rd. But up or down, don't Blow it up! Anywhere between 3000 & 4000, you'll be good! Closer to 3000 be better; mileage & engine. I'm speaking of Upper rpm limits!
Newer trucks have 6, 8, & even now, 10 speed automatics. You can't afford the 10 speed yet, but you might could get in a 6 or 8. Those keep the rpms at a more constant speed & torque, plus the engines have far more power & torque.
 
rodney eppes said:
I don't know what your driving other than a 5.0 Ford 4x4. But they way you described the shifting & saying you might try the manual, I'm thinking a 4 speed automatic, with 4th gear the overdrive. If that's the deal & your running in overdrive, Don't do that! Pull that slacker into 3 or whatever it's called. Want hurt a thing, & will save you a transmission! I learned an expensive lesson once, with a 93 K1500. Old 350 engine & 4l60 trans, towing my CJ on a trailer to Crossville. I had bought the truck used & wasn't that familiar with the trans. And what I thought was a trans cooler was the oil cooler. Almost made it to Crossville, before I roasted the transmission. I Did hold it in 3rd. on some hills, but not all. And with it shifting up & down, plus no external cooler, it simply overheated. Roasted that pig! Climb the hills in 3rd., & let it turn some RPMs. You might have more power than you thought. Same for coming down hill, keep it in 3rd. But up or down, don't Blow it up! Anywhere between 3000 & 4000, you'll be good! Closer to 3000 be better; mileage & engine. I'm speaking of Upper rpm limits!
Newer trucks have 6, 8, & even now, 10 speed automatics. You can't afford the 10 speed yet, but you might could get in a 6 or 8. Those keep the rpms at a more constant speed & torque, plus the engines have far more power & torque.
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This. It sounds like you have an old truck without enough transmission ratios. Spread it so wide that dropping a gear sends the RPM to the moon. Need something with a newer transmission and that will help quite a bit, and check your axle ratio, if it is too tall (low numerically) then the engine needs more reduction through the transmission to keep up.
 
I assumed it's a 2011-2017 F150 with a 5.0, so it'd be a 6 speed. I'd bump it doen in to 5th and roll on.

I could be wrong though.
 
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