[Fot] MPH towing...

[Tony and Annie Garmey]

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 best part is you only need
to change down from 10th to 9th for 98% of the hills at 45-55 mph. Comparied
to the F650 we had (POS) that thing could only do 25-35mph over the hills.

YES, I run Bronze guides..LOL

Tony G.

> From: LimeyV8 at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:37:40 -0400
> To: BillDentin at aol.com
> CC: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] MPH towing...
>
> 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 mileage stories from current owners of those
>
> Cheers,
> Jack Mc
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 16, 2012, at 4:05 PM, BillDentin at aol.com wrote:
>
> > 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 6.5 liter diesel engine.
That's
> the
> > one converted from a gasoline engine, and not Chevy's brightest moment.
> > Using a cargo van as a tow vehicle has some nice advantages, and I highly
> > recommend it.  The interior has peg board on one side, and shelves on the
> other.
> > And the center gets packed full as well.  Cargo vans hold all kinds of
> > stuff, and do so in a very secure fashion.  This unit has two captain's
> chairs
> > and rides remarkably well considering it is a ONE TON truck.  The
downside
> > is this unit, when towing, really struggles on steep grades.  It is
> > embarrassing in some spots.  I had trouble maintaining 45 mph on some of
> those grades
> > near Chattanooga and Knoxville.
> >
> > I am towing my 'vintage' 1990 Pace American enclosed trailer, loaded with
> > race gear and my 1956 Triumph TR3 race car.  The loaded trailer tips the
> > scales in the 6,500 lb. range.
> >
> > I recently checked the miles per gallon achieved for the 2,000 mile MITTY
> > trip, and found that I got better than 12.5 mpg.  I thought that was
pretty
> > good.  What do others experience?
> >
> > Bill Dentinger
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