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vcv
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Dec 27, 2020

Collecting 5th wheel Tow Data, just for fun, 2000 mile trip

I'm a data geek. So for fun I've set-up an app to allow me to collect tow data while I make a trip across country this next week. I will post the results here when I return from the trip (around Jan 4...
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vcv
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Dec 30, 2020
2112 wrote:
To me, a more interesting data point would be how many FWs are being towed by a 1/2 ton, overloaded or lot. I'm sure the number will be small.


That would be a good data point. And it would be a good point of comparison since most 5rs are pulled with 3/4 ton. I’ll go ahead and add a button to start measuring this. I’m looking at them anyway. I’ve seen only 3 so far that I can remember.

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