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wa8yxm
Jul 12, 2018Explorer III
fyrflie wrote:
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And anybody who claims their gas mileage to be above 10 mpg as an average in a 30 plus foot coach needs to recheck their math. Just sayin.
I had one trip across Texas heading east one year when I was recording an average of 13.8 in a 37'7" Class A gasser towing a 1992 Chevy lumina APV.. But read on... First another comment.
Monkeyman_and_Lady wrote:
I was going 70 to 75 MPH since I got more comfortable driving the coach, then one of my Dolly tires gave way. Destroyed the Rim. Thankfully I had a spare.
Even at 45 MPH the odds are the Tire will shread and the rim will be damaged. Thankfully they use cheap rims.
I saw the tire off a Towed (4down) car that blew on it's owner (Tommany Brandt is a Country Gospel singer drives a Prevost Motor home pulling an SUV) It was impressive... he was parked beside me.
Back to the first story.. The Rest of that 13.8
THe road was laser straight and the "Breeze" was blowing straight down teh road. Tumble weeds blowing past were not crossing the lane lines butg continuing straight down the road...at 90-110 MPH.
I think I got a bit of ASSIST on that trip.
A few days later Both Wind and I changed direction.. I was then headed N.E. and the wing blowing in my fact) 6MPG or less.
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