Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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I don't think those speeds are unreasonable. I can also better those speeds with my gas truck and my trailer.
I can't recall a time that my speed was limited by the power of the truck. Mostly it is how much of a hurry I am to get where I am going vs how much I want to spend on fuel. That generally works out to climbing most 5-6% interstate grades at about 60 but it will do over 70. unless there is a climbing lane you usually have a choice of trying to do 75-80 with the cars or 35-40 with the big trucks. So most folks towing an rv have to decide if they want to get slowed down by a truck or be the slow down for the cars.
I can't recall a time that my speed was limited by the power of the truck. Mostly it is how much of a hurry I am to get where I am going vs how much I want to spend on fuel. That generally works out to climbing most 5-6% interstate grades at about 60 but it will do over 70. unless there is a climbing lane you usually have a choice of trying to do 75-80 with the cars or 35-40 with the big trucks. So most folks towing an rv have to decide if they want to get slowed down by a truck or be the slow down for the cars.
