Frontal Area
I am brand new to RVing, and want to be safe and comfortable.I have a 2018 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab 2wD. Max towing Capacity is 6300lbs Tongue Load 630lbs. Max GCWR 11,250lbs. I found expandables well...
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dodge guy wrote:Bobbo wrote:dodge guy wrote:gmw photos wrote:
Ford states in their literature:
Frontal area is the total area in
square feet that a
moving vehicle and
trailer exposes to air
resistance. The chart
shows the maximum
trailer frontal area that
must be considered
for a vehicle/trailer
combination. Exceeding
these limitations may
significantly reduce the
performance of your
towing vehicle.
Yep, that's where I read it! And it makes sense. why would you subtract frontal area from an area that's already being used by the TV? I put an air deflector on the roof of the X and it made a huge difference. gained .5 mpg and I noticed that the throttle opening is 15% less with the deflector than without. frontal area makes a difference, but if you change it slightly it helps!
OK, you subtract the frontal area of the truck to get the trailer's frontal area. THEN you have to add the frontal area of the truck to the trailer's frontal area ("Frontal area is the total area in square feet that a moving vehicle and trailer exposes to air resistance") to get the total frontal area. Seems easier to me to just use the trailer's frontal area. You get the same number.
No. The TV’s frontal area isn’t figured into the equation because Ford already did that. You take the trailers frontal area then subtract the TV’s frontal area and that gives you the frontal area of what you are towing. It doesn’t need to be difficult because it isn’t!
LOL, hey this is rv net, of course things have to be made difficult !
I have an easier solution. I hook up the trailer, put the truck in gear, and let out the clutch. Pretty soon I'm at highway speeds. If it works, I'm good to go.
Been doing it this way since 1966, so I'm probably not going to change how I do things.
I'll say it again, in case it got lost in all the noise: I tow either my Funfinder 19' TT or my two horse Titan trailer with my Frontier, the vehicle of choice for the OP to this thread.
It works fine and dandy for both trailers. The horse, the dog and I am happy. Well, I guess the horse is happy... I keep asking her and she just ain't talkin' ....
