Off-road plumber
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I am new to this forum. I have owned two different travel trailers,a hybrid, and a bunk house. I would not say I have a ton of experience as an rv?er. I have used two different tow vehicles one with each trailer. I used a half ton suburban for the hybrid and a 5.4 excursion 4x4 for the bunk house. I have used the excursion for multiple trips of 1,200 miles and one of 2,500 miles pulling my BH. It is not fast. It struggles for power. It gets the job done, does not break down, it controls the trailer awesome. It has low miles for the age, fits my family of six plus a dog easily.
My question to all who have experience is this:
Should I regear from the 4.10?s to 4.56 or 4.88 to better cope with the mountains while towing?
Or should I
Sell it and find a v10 version?
I get that a v10 would be better but I trust my X. It has been well maintained. I?ve owned it long enough that I have history with it. Bottom line is that I trust it. I feel that when you find a machine that works it?s hard to gamble with another. All X?s are getting old. I hate to start over with unknowns. I use the X for towing the BH and exploring forest service roads here in Colorado. I don?t daily drive it because I have a dedicated work truck. We do tend to pile up in it every vacation. I would love better mileage but don?t really care too much if I never see that in this truck. I mostly want a more enjoyable towing experience. Mild hills are fine. Flat road is easy. What leads me to believe lower gears will help is that I can more easily maintain 70-75 mph than I can 65 mph. It is an rpm power band thing. I don?t like the idea of those speeds with a 6,000+ lbs trailer. I?d prefer 65 mph for both safety and fuel reasons. I have test driven v10 excursions and like the idea but all I have tested have issues that mine has never had. I just don?t know if the power is worth inheriting someone else?s problems versus modifying a vehicle I know and trust.
I run stock sized tires. I?m okay with taking my time. Any thoughts? Which way would you go and why?
My question to all who have experience is this:
Should I regear from the 4.10?s to 4.56 or 4.88 to better cope with the mountains while towing?
Or should I
Sell it and find a v10 version?
I get that a v10 would be better but I trust my X. It has been well maintained. I?ve owned it long enough that I have history with it. Bottom line is that I trust it. I feel that when you find a machine that works it?s hard to gamble with another. All X?s are getting old. I hate to start over with unknowns. I use the X for towing the BH and exploring forest service roads here in Colorado. I don?t daily drive it because I have a dedicated work truck. We do tend to pile up in it every vacation. I would love better mileage but don?t really care too much if I never see that in this truck. I mostly want a more enjoyable towing experience. Mild hills are fine. Flat road is easy. What leads me to believe lower gears will help is that I can more easily maintain 70-75 mph than I can 65 mph. It is an rpm power band thing. I don?t like the idea of those speeds with a 6,000+ lbs trailer. I?d prefer 65 mph for both safety and fuel reasons. I have test driven v10 excursions and like the idea but all I have tested have issues that mine has never had. I just don?t know if the power is worth inheriting someone else?s problems versus modifying a vehicle I know and trust.
I run stock sized tires. I?m okay with taking my time. Any thoughts? Which way would you go and why?