- 1. [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: BillDentin@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Amici... I towed to and from the MITTY using my 'vintage' tow vehicle. I tow with a 1995 Chevrolet One Ton Cargo Van. This is a low mileage vehicle (just turned past 80,000 miles) and has the early 6
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- 2. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:16:06 -0400
- 12.5 mpg - I wish. I have a 2010 Ford Expedition, great ride, nice vehicle, don't have to slow down on grades, but I'm lucky to get 9 mpg, usually 8-8.5, towing a 20' v-nose Worthington aluminum box
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- 3. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Charles WATSON <clw2000@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:36 -0400
- Funny, because I drove an empty Range Rover on a flat interstate and got about the same mpg! Sent from my iPhone the other. chairs those grades _______________________________________________ fot@aut
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- 4. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Jason Ostrowski <jason@multivintage.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:33:10 -0500
- Finally, a new interesting topic. do you have bronze guides in that baby... no don't go there. Yeah Bill I would say 12.5 is pretty good for that rig and tow. My Sprinter did great on gas on the way
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- 5. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: John Hasty <jhhasty@gdhs.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 19:40:46 -0400
- That's great mileage, but one must also consider say 3 nites at motels, 3 days of food & say .50 per mile in deprecation + having to pack and unload the car and all that stuff, wear & tear on the old
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- 6. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: gasket.works@gte.net
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:55:28 +0000
- Volvo truck combined weight with trailer and two stacked tr4's. Is 43k lbs. Zero grade @ 55 is 15.5+mpg @1100rpm. . Avg however is 9.8mpg. @ 60 Mph @ 1200 rpm all grades. 150 gal fuel. About 6 gal/hw
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- 7. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: marty sukey <trmarty@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:20:10 -0400
- Not exactly apples to apples. On the tow to from the Mitty with my F-150 4X4 with a 5.4L gas engine, loaded to the hilt plus the 16 foot aluminum open trailer with the Spitfire on it we got 15.5 mpg.
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- 8. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: michael cook <mlcooknj@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:42:33 -0400
- Trouble on hills, eh? And what does the driver weigh? Mike Cook> From: BillDentin@aol.com the other. chairs those grades _______________________________________________ fot@autox.team.net http://www.
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- 9. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Chuck Gee <chasgee@aol.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:49:17 -0400 (EDT)
- Finally, a new interesting topic. o you have bronze guides in that baby... no don't go there. Now that's funny, right there! Good for you Jason. Chuck Finally, a new interesting topic. o you have bro
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- 10. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:53:59 -0400
- No trailer, but fairly loaded, the same vehicle gets 16 mpg at 75. Wind resistance of the box trailer is the killer. Open trailer doesn't have anywhere near the impact. 12.5 mpg - I wish. I have a 20
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- 11. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Steven Groh <sgroh1@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:56:26 -0400
- 9.5 with a 7,000 pound V10 Excursion towing a 22 foot trailer with gear equalling 6,500 pounds Sent from my iPhone don't have to slow down on grades, but I'm lucky to get 9 mpg, usually 8-8.5, towing
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- 12. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: davehogye <dlhogye@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 04:02:41 +0000 (UTC)
- bronze guides? That's really funny, Jason. Thanks for that one. The Sprinter sure sounds like a great tow vehicle. Dave H. Finally, a new interesting topic. do you have bronze guides in that baby...
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- 13. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Jack Mc <LimeyV8@aol.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:37:40 -0400
- I get about 12mpg with my 2002 Chevy Avalanche loaded to the gills and towing a TR6 or TR8 on an open trailer I'd like my next tow vehicle to be a Dodge with the Cummins diesel engine - i hear great
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00303.html (14,776 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 23:58:03 -0700
- 2002 Chevy Avalanche with 5.3 liter V8 auto trans, towing my double deck open trailer loaded with two Spitfires and a full complement of gear and tools gets 9 to 11 MPG at a constant 70 to 80 MPH, de
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00304.html (11,994 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Edward Dunn <edunn@qualityfueltrailers.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 23:59:25 -0700
- Mordy's "toterhome" is the real deal, just like the big-boy fat-cat teams. Ours is somewhat more pedestrian. 36' Winnebago Journey diesel pusher coach, towing a custom 24' stacker trailer. Total weig
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00305.html (13,350 bytes)
- 16. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Kramer <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:39:30 -0500
- I towed two TR4's in a 28 foot enclosed trailer (10,000 lbs) behind my GMC 2500 HD 6.0 gas truck. The mileage was something like 8.5 mpg. I feel a little better about that now, especially because Bob
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- 17. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Mitchell <dmitchel@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:32 -0400
- Amici, Once again, I'll make the offer to anyone desiring a new tow vehicle, as a Ford guy, I can get you X plan on any new Ford or Lincoln. One of the members of this list bought a Mustang on X plan
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- 18. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: Tony and Annie Garmey <horizonracing@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:50 -0700
- Our trip to the Mitty From Seattle (2777miles each way) in our "new" 2001 Frieghtliner semi. Gross weight of 57K for this trip. With a head wind at 70mph was 5.2 and with a tail wind was 7.0 ! The be
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00309.html (16,269 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:37:58 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi, My rig is a '99 Chevy Express one-ton cargo van. The motor is a 5.7 liter chevy V8 with the HD tranny (700R6, I think). My normal trailer is a 20 foot enclosed Pace American rallye. With the car
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00310.html (13,413 bytes)
- 20. Re: [Fot] MPH towing... (score: 1)
- Author: robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:51:05 -0400
- My Avalanche with the 5.3 V* gets about 11.5-12 depending on ethanol content of the fuel with the 24' enclosed trailer pretty much regardless of the contents, be it a few thousand lbs of LeMons car o
- /html/fot/2012-05/msg00311.html (13,708 bytes)
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