[Fot] MPH towing...

[Chuck Gee]

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 at austin.rr.com>
To: robert bownes <bownes at seiri.com>
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at 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.
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On May 17, 2012, at 9:51 AM, robert bownes <bownes at 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 at 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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