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Re: [Fot] MPH towing...

To: Dennis Delap <yellow-green@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
From: chasgee@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:44:23 -0700
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On May 18, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Dennis Delap <yellow-green@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Do you tow in overdrive?
> I get 9mpg with my 97 Tahoe pulling an enclosed trailer - in third gear.
> D
>
> On May 18, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Chuck Gee <chasgee@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Same here.  Just hit 170K, original brakes.  2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD
with
>> the deisel/Allison.  I almost feel guilty.
>>
>> I usually average around 13-14 mpg towing my 20' Pace enclosed trailer and
all
>> my gear.  It doesn't hardly notice hills but sometimes downshifts on its
own.
>>
>> I attribute my sucess to cast iron valve guides.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Kramer <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
>> To: robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com>
>> Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 5:26 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
>>
>>
>> My 2500 HD has 140,000 miles on the factory brakes. That's with a fair
amount
>> f towing included. I remember doing brakes at 22,000 miles on my old 1500
>> ith 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
>> he
>>> posted speed limit is.
>>>
>>> Joe C.
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