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dubt

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #60 on: November 05, 2014, 11:41:56 AM »
That's sweet.    Very jealous

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #61 on: November 05, 2014, 08:50:31 PM »
CT to Tennessee back to CT in 48 hrs!! Bring it on!

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #62 on: November 05, 2014, 08:56:32 PM »
In that sweet cruiser?  Easy pea-sy!
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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #63 on: November 07, 2014, 04:56:46 PM »
CT to Tennessee back to CT in 48 hrs!! Bring it on!

I've done similar. I'm sure you can  ;)

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #64 on: November 07, 2014, 10:14:08 PM »
Laying in the hotel. 11.5hrs, 750 miles, hand calc'd 26mpg with cruise at 70. Looooong day... Another one ahead of us tomorrow!

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #65 on: November 07, 2014, 10:55:42 PM »
Wait 'till you get that brick hooked up.  MPG will drop like a stone...  ;D
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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #66 on: November 08, 2014, 08:34:00 AM »

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #67 on: November 08, 2014, 09:52:55 AM »
Welcome to the club of comfortable/warm/dry sleep!
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« Reply #68 on: November 08, 2014, 09:56:58 AM »
Wait 'till you get that brick hooked up.  MPG will drop like a stone...  ;D

Harry says you weren't joking about the MPGs dropping!

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #69 on: November 08, 2014, 12:42:36 PM »
Quote from: etk300ex
oh lord!

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #70 on: November 08, 2014, 05:32:06 PM »
Looks good Harry.
That's a very nice deal.
Imagine if it was a flat nose.

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #71 on: November 08, 2014, 06:09:20 PM »
nice! cant wait for a loaded report.   better get those mirrors flipped out!

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Tow Ratings
« Reply #72 on: November 08, 2014, 10:18:17 PM »
Those tow mirrors are essential when you're towing a giant box!

100% worth the trip. Really nice. 4 LED lights in the ceiling with a switch by both doors. Another set of lights that shine out the back hatch. Took some quick measurements and looks like a double bed will fit quite nicely in the V nose!!

Weighs 2614 empty according to sticker. So 8050 limit minus 2614 equals 5436 limit of cargo inside. Might need to loose a little weight off the Jeep but very doable I think. Should be able to keep bed, camping stuff, and tools to 300lb or so. Need to weigh Jeep. Probably just not going to stress being over a couple hundred pounds if it happens.

Off to a rough start mpg wise, dash was showing 12.5mpg and I knew the dash had usually been 2mpg optimistic... I was having flashbacks to Burb fuel cost days. Realized I was climbing a slight mountain for about 15 miles and after that it leveled to a 15-16mpg on the dash the rest of the trip. Hand calc'd 15.2 on one fill up and dash said 15.5 at that point. Hoping to not lose more than 2mpg with cargo inside... We'll see.

Pics tomorrow! I am over caffeinated and tired and my phone keeps telling me I need to upgrade my tapatalk.
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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #73 on: November 08, 2014, 11:32:03 PM »
Mpg hopefully shouldn't drop as much when loaded as majority of the mpg are already used up by pushing a wall through the air.

And sweet deal.

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Re: Tow Ratings
« Reply #74 on: November 09, 2014, 12:25:42 PM »

Mpg hopefully shouldn't drop as much when loaded as majority of the mpg are already used up by pushing a wall through the air.

And sweet deal.

Thanks! Yeah, towing Hannah's Jeep I was showing over 19mpg on the dash. So obviously I'm losing a lot more mpg to drag than weight.