Just came back from hauling a travel trailer to hunting camp in Georgia from Tampa. Used a Dodge V10 this year and have used my Cummins and a Ford V10 for identical hauls with the same trailer in the past.

Last year my Cummins :) hauled it easily giving around 14 mpg running the interstate speed limits. The Ford V 10 turned in under 8 mpg. I thought that was a joke. Well, the Dodge V 10 beat that. What a pig. Transmission constantly shifting (reminded me of that darn Allison) with minimal pulling power compared to the Cummins. And the fuel mileage....6.8 mpg. That's the new joke. We had to stop for gas every 120 miles.

Both these guys are cursing themself for being so stupid and buying those -:t V 10's. Don't you be so stupid.

You expected more out of Dodge? J/K that one was for old time sake. :D ;)

My brothers ford v10 turned 8 or 9. Like you said the diesel will get 12-14 under the same conditions.

I ran into a guy this summer. Towing a fifth. Maybe 25ft. He was complaining about 16 mpg.

I had a Dodge v10 several years ago and loved it. Of course I did not drive it very much so the fuel milage did not matter. The shifting problem is not a problem. Your buddy can take it in to the dealer and have them make a linkage adjustment on the throttle which is located on the top of the engine. This adjustment can delay upshifting and downshifting. That motor is strong enough to shift into higher gears earlier. I pulled a 25ft. big boat to coast of NC several years ago and topped every long hill at 65mph with no sweat. We did get 6.6mpg. That motor handled that big Dodge like it was a sports car. At the time I had the Dodge v10 the CTD was not near what my 2004.5 325/600 is today.

Cumminz,

I'll pass your comments along to my friend, Danny. That downshifting was unnecessary for the relatively light load we were pulling.

Thanks,

Those V10s sure like to drink fuel, but they'll pull a house. For a few years there, they were the most powerful engine you could get in a pickup. They had a ton o horsepower, and more torque than the Cummins.

I have an 02 V-10 in my work truck. What a pig!!!!! Not only does it get 8 mpg at best but it barely has more power that a stock chevy 350! I know for a fact that my old 6.5 TD would have spanked it and my Cummins, it isn't even worth talking about. And this is in a 3500 with 4.10 and a 5 speed. On the plus side, it has an excellent cooling system as it has never once ran the least bit hot(not enough HP)):h

D. Camilleri,

Didn't know it got hot in Wyoming except for a couple of hours mid-day a few times in the Summer.

The owner of that V-10 is now looking for another truck.

We get a run of 100 degree days from July through August(makes us wish for some -20 winter weather!:D :cool2:

We get a run of 100 degree days from July through August(makes us wish for some -20 winter weather!:D :cool2: I got some you can have. Ill send it down first day air polar express.