I do quite a bit of towing with my '92 Suburban. It has the 454 - a good engine!
Around town empty it gets almost 15, pulling's less. But it runs up hills with the load easy. A great tow vehicle. It's heavy enough in the rear the trailer doesn't push it around like a pick-up.
Ford's have no power in reverse - at least none of mine did. There was no way I could even back one trailer wheel over a curb! -- And that was just a lightweight "T" trailer with a light sandbuggy on it!
Once they went computers in Fords they've been terrible. You can always tell you are driving a Ford by the hesitation in acceleration and the surging at steady speeds.
Dodge - I'd use a 440 - have one in my motorhome - love it. Needs a few tricks to make them run right though.
I'd never even consider a constant RPM engine like a diesel - I drive my vehicles on streets and highways where you find you need to go different speeds.
Around town empty it gets almost 15, pulling's less. But it runs up hills with the load easy. A great tow vehicle. It's heavy enough in the rear the trailer doesn't push it around like a pick-up.
Ford's have no power in reverse - at least none of mine did. There was no way I could even back one trailer wheel over a curb! -- And that was just a lightweight "T" trailer with a light sandbuggy on it!
Once they went computers in Fords they've been terrible. You can always tell you are driving a Ford by the hesitation in acceleration and the surging at steady speeds.
Dodge - I'd use a 440 - have one in my motorhome - love it. Needs a few tricks to make them run right though.
I'd never even consider a constant RPM engine like a diesel - I drive my vehicles on streets and highways where you find you need to go different speeds.
