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To: Bob Kramer <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
From: "Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com" <Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:51 -0600
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Ty



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On May 17, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Bob Kramer <rkramer3@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> My 2500 HD has 140,000 miles on the factory brakes. That's with a fair
amount
> of towing included. I remember doing brakes at 22,000 miles on my old 1500
> with plastic caliper pucks. That's why I drive an HD.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 17, 2012, at 9:51 AM, robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com> wrote:
>
>> 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 or the FV. It slows
>> down on the hills, but doesn't have to. My biggest complaint, both with
the
>> 2006 and the 2002 would be that they warp front rotors if you look at them
>> cross eyed. I've been tempted to put the 2500 wheels/suspension under a
>> 1500 to see how well it holds up.
>>
>> I do have to add that the the light bar on top of the Avalanche costs at
>> least a few MPG, if only because it adds a few MPH...:)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> 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, depending entirely on
>>> wind direction and the grade.
>>>
>>> It pulls down a lot up a steep grade (such as going up the mountain to
>>> Breckenridge last summer) but on flat pavement it goes fine at whatever
> the
>>> posted speed limit is.
>>>
>>> Joe C.
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