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Nathan W. Collier - 27 Mar 2006 07:04 GMT

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mileage concerns?

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Tom Lawrence - 27 Mar 2006 07:41 GMT

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Wow... impressive-looking. Did ya find a scale? :)

> mileage concerns?

I don't think your mileage will be too bad... certainly not the 6-9 you
were registering. The additional 4200# from the trailer/cargo shouldn't
matter much - the biggest penalty when pulling an enclosed trailer is the
extra aero drag... something that's already negated by that big thing
sticking out of the bed! :) (But if you do see a big mileage penalty,
check out the wheel bearings on the trailer... wouldn't be the first time
someone lost a bunch of fuel economy due to an over-tight wheel bearing)

I'm gonna guess 11-13... more if ya back off from that 80MPH pace. What's
the hurry... the trails aren't going anywhere :)

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montanajeeper@aol.com - 27 Mar 2006 16:45 GMT

argh.....this message didnt come through on the qwest news server, ill
respond through google. sucks having to check two sources to get
responses.

> > http://inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=208
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> Wow... impressive-looking. Did ya find a scale? :)

many thanks. ill weigh it in once im fully loaded, this was just a
"maiden voyage" to see how well it pulled.

> the biggest penalty when pulling an enclosed trailer is the
> extra aero drag... something that's already negated by that big thing
> sticking out of the bed!

thats what i was thinking too. i guess i need to just get it out on
the highway and take a trip to find out what its gonna do for sure.
thanks,

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mac davis - 28 Mar 2006 15:59 GMT

>thats what i was thinking too. i guess i need to just get it out on
>the highway and take a trip to find out what its gonna do for sure.
>thanks,

One of the advantages that you oil burners have is to be able to carry extra
fuel, Nate...

My buddy always brings four 5 gallon cans of diesel along "just in case". That's
something that would be way too chancy for us to do in our gas burner..
Mac

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Tom Lawrence - 27 Mar 2006 07:43 GMT

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Also, glad to see you went with an 8' camper... no extra-long hitch
extensions to further complicate things.

Still planning on trading in for an F-550, or are you going to see how this
works out?

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Nathan W. Collier - 27 Mar 2006 16:40 GMT

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> Also, glad to see you went with an 8' camper... no extra-long hitch
> extensions to further complicate things.

that was exactly why i went with the 8' 6" lance. they market it directly
towards those who pull heavy trailers.

> Still planning on trading in for an F-550, or are you going to see how
> this works out?

after talking with literally dozens of RVers im going to give this a shot
and see how it does. im really pleased with this truck, and hope to keep it
around for awhile.

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