On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:33:15 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Towing the Tolman to Cedar Key and back was kinda shocking in terms of
finally getting the mpg while towing; 13 mpg

I wouldn't complain about 13 mpg. I get 7/8 mpg towing the Ranger with
the F-150 and that's dowhill with a tail wind.

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:33:15 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Towing the Tolman to Cedar Key and back was kinda shocking in terms of
finally getting the mpg while towing; 13 mpg

I wouldn't complain about 13 mpg. I get 7/8 mpg towing the Ranger with
the F-150 and that's dowhill with a tail wind.


How's it do towing that Grady? :)

I get about 14 mpg towing my 21' Parker, and my Parker cuts a much
larger hole through the air than that flat-decked Ranger.

Tow speed might have something to do with it. I tow at 55 around here.
That's the speed limit on the main state road. One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.

That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.

Then I suppose I'd be a traffic hazard, since I would not tow a boat
that fast.

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:58:44 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.
That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.
Then I suppose I'd be a traffic hazard, since I would not tow a boat
that fast.

Now you know why, except for my son's G3.... I don't tow.....

I go the speed limit usually. But then, I've hauled much larger and
heavier things than my bass boat.

NotNow wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:58:44 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here claimed he towed at 70 mph+.
That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.
Then I suppose I'd be a traffic hazard, since I would not tow a boat
that fast.

Now you know why, except for my son's G3.... I don't tow.....

I go the speed limit usually. But then, I've hauled much larger and
heavier things than my bass boat.

I found myself moving along pretty good this weekend a couple of times
coming home from Maine... My liberty gets **** for mileage.

Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
NotNow wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:58:44 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here claimed he towed at 70 mph+.
That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.
Then I suppose I'd be a traffic hazard, since I would not tow a boat
that fast.

Now you know why, except for my son's G3.... I don't tow.....

I go the speed limit usually. But then, I've hauled much larger and
heavier things than my bass boat.

I found myself moving along pretty good this weekend a couple of times
coming home from Maine... My liberty gets **** for mileage.

My new Dodge truck doesn't do too bad, but could be better especially
when towing. It's got the tow package, so the rear end is geared a
little lower and that doesn't help unless you are going slow.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:53:48 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.

That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.

Same in SWFL. Harry could tow at 70+ also if he had his trailer set
up properly and extracted his head from the nether regions of his
copious body.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:53:48 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.
That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.

Same in SWFL. Harry could tow at 70+ also if he had his trailer set
up properly and extracted his head from the nether regions of his
copious body.



Uh...my trailer is properly set up. It's a custom trailer and was "set
up" properly from the factory specifically for my Parker *AND* the
Parker dealer, whose mechanics have forgotten more about boat trailers
than you will ever know, tweaked it a bit, too.

I tow at 55-62 mph, max, for a number reasons:

1. The slower tow speed is safer.

2. It burns less gas and is easier on my tow vehicle.

3. I prefer towing at the speeds I tow.


Now, W'hine, why don't you stick your head back up your ass, where it
obviously belongs.

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:01:57 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:53:48 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.

That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.

Same in SWFL. Harry could tow at 70+ also if he had his trailer set
up properly and extracted his head from the nether regions of his
copious body.

Don't know why anybody thinks they'll get "run over" doing the speed
limit.
I go slower than most traffic all the time. Never got "run over."
Don't even hardly ever get tail-gated.
But I see a lot of tail-gating happening in the string of cars passing
the truck I'm usually behind.
That's a little trick to keep the lemmings away. They see the truck
and change lanes before they even get close to me.
Plenty of steady going semi-trucks doing the limit, mile after mile.
Is that "run over" thinking similar to what has folks racing up to red
lights?

--Vic

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:01:57 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:53:48 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:51 -0400, H K
wrote:

One of the idiots here
claimed he towed at 70 mph+.
That is almost expected on I-40 west of Wilmington, NC.... otherwise
you'll get run over.
Same in SWFL. Harry could tow at 70+ also if he had his trailer set
up properly and extracted his head from the nether regions of his
copious body.

Don't know why anybody thinks they'll get "run over" doing the speed
limit.
I go slower than most traffic all the time. Never got "run over."
Don't even hardly ever get tail-gated.
But I see a lot of tail-gating happening in the string of cars passing
the truck I'm usually behind.
That's a little trick to keep the lemmings away. They see the truck
and change lanes before they even get close to me.
Plenty of steady going semi-trucks doing the limit, mile after mile.
Is that "run over" thinking similar to what has folks racing up to red
lights?

--Vic

Drive on I-285 in Atlanta much? They don't call it the Atlanta 500 for
nothing!