[Fot] MPH towing...

[Dennis Delap]

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 at 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 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.
> Sent from my iPhone
> 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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