My towing "faster" experience.
I was just reading a closed thread on trailer tires that can go faster. I wanted to reply, but it was closed. This also probably has been discussed, but towing faster doesn't mean your going to get there faster!
I was towing a 28' enclosed car hauler from Orlando Fl to Long Island. The trip down was long, 23 hours. Hit rain, wind, and traffic, wasn't really pushing it. I left Orlando to head home at 2:00 am. I was driving alone, the road was flat, level, dry, and there was no wind. The road was completly empty. I looked down and I was doing 83 mph. I thought hey this isn't bad, riding straight and smooth, under perfect conditions. So I kept at it. The problem was I had to stop in Jacksonville.....my tank was empty. I wasn't paying for the gas, so it didn't really concern me. As the morning went on I definitely slowed down because the conditions didn't allow that speed. On 95 I believe somewhere in Georgia, I noticed two school busses that said Boston Schools on the side, I'm assuming they were purchased somewhere down there and were being driven up. At this time I was keeping it at about 75-79 mph. I guess the busses had governors, they were doing under 65 mph. I passed them pretty quickly and thought how much it would suck to have to drive that slow all the way to Boston. A while later I pull off to fuel up. Get back on the road and about an hour later I pass the same busses again. So again, I have to stop for fuel. Get back on the road and guess what, about an hour later I pass the same busses again. I think it happened 4-5 times.
Now I know the busses have a much bigger fuel tank than my truck, and they don't have to refuel much. But, the faster you drive, espically towing, the quicker your tank is going to drain. You may be driving faster, but your going to be stopping more. You won't get to you're destinination any quicker.
I was towing a 28' enclosed car hauler from Orlando Fl to Long Island. The trip down was long, 23 hours. Hit rain, wind, and traffic, wasn't really pushing it. I left Orlando to head home at 2:00 am. I was driving alone, the road was flat, level, dry, and there was no wind. The road was completly empty. I looked down and I was doing 83 mph. I thought hey this isn't bad, riding straight and smooth, under perfect conditions. So I kept at it. The problem was I had to stop in Jacksonville.....my tank was empty. I wasn't paying for the gas, so it didn't really concern me. As the morning went on I definitely slowed down because the conditions didn't allow that speed. On 95 I believe somewhere in Georgia, I noticed two school busses that said Boston Schools on the side, I'm assuming they were purchased somewhere down there and were being driven up. At this time I was keeping it at about 75-79 mph. I guess the busses had governors, they were doing under 65 mph. I passed them pretty quickly and thought how much it would suck to have to drive that slow all the way to Boston. A while later I pull off to fuel up. Get back on the road and about an hour later I pass the same busses again. So again, I have to stop for fuel. Get back on the road and guess what, about an hour later I pass the same busses again. I think it happened 4-5 times.
Now I know the busses have a much bigger fuel tank than my truck, and they don't have to refuel much. But, the faster you drive, espically towing, the quicker your tank is going to drain. You may be driving faster, but your going to be stopping more. You won't get to you're destinination any quicker.
