towing trailer with truck camper

From : nathan w collier

Q: http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=208 mileage concerns -- nathan w. collier http//utilityoffroad.com http//7slotgrille.com http//inlinediesel.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com http//concealedcarryforum.com .

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From : tom lawrence

http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=208 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 .

From : tom lawrence

http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=208 wow... impressive-looking. did ya find a scale mileage concerns i dont think your mileage will be too bad... certainly not the 6-9 you were registering. the additional 4200# from the trailer/cargo shouldnt matter much - the biggest penalty when pulling an enclosed trailer is the extra aero drag... something thats 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... wouldnt be the first time someone lost a bunch of fuel economy due to an over-tight wheel bearing im gonna guess 11-13... more if ya back off from that 80mph pace. whats the hurry... the trails arent going anywhere .

From : nathan w collier

http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=208 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. -- nathan w. collier http//utilityoffroad.com http//7slotgrille.com http//inlinediesel.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com http//concealedcarryforum.com .

From : Annonymous

argh.....this message didnt come through on the qwest server ill respond through google. sucks having to check two sources to get responses. tom lawrence wrote http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=208 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 thats 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 .

From : mac davis

on 27 mar 2006 074510 -0800 montanajeeper@aol.com wrote 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. thats something that would be way too chancy for us to do in our gas burner.. mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .