It's funny you say that Kas, I drafted a semi in a head wind for 60 miles on
the way back from
Hastings last fall andB I could reduce throttle B enough to get me out of the
secondaries.
My little Winnie has the aero coeffi ciant of a cinder block.
jim g
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
To: cofrog@q.com, tylerpthompson@yahoo.com
Cc: bownes@seiri.com, "fot" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:23:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
I found that if I draft upbehind one of these car trailers at speed I can
empty the trash and have it sucked right into their air vent while getting my
26.7 MPG. Enough?
Never be beaten by equipment
B > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:11:26 -0400
> From: cofrog@q.com
> To: Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com
> CC: bownes@seiri.com; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
>
> Ty,
>
> Great about the bar. B I can drink your booze out of bronze guides?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tylerpthompson@yahoo.com
> To: "Bob Kramer" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
> Cc: "robert bownes" <bownes@seiri.com>, "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph"
<fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:59:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
>
> 1984 El Dorado 32' Motorhome. B 7 - 8 MPG with a tail wind. Hates any and
all
> hills. B Most importantly, has a fully stocked bar and possibly bronze
guides.
>
> Ty
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
> (Please excuse any errors or typos)
>
> 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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