Frontal Sq'
Is there a formula for calculating it for a curved front TT? I called Coachmen to get the frontal sq' of the 192RBS during my researching and they don't have any idea. All they could tell me is "if ...
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mountainkowboy wrote:
Is there a formula for calculating it for a curved front TT? I called Coachmen to get the frontal sq' of the 192RBS during my researching and they don't have any idea. All they could tell me is "if it was flat it would be 56sq'" Well it isnt flat, in fact it's only flat to the end of the diamond plate then takes a curve to meet the roof. Anyone know???
Ralph Cramden wrote:
If you're going to throw manufacturers recommendations to the wind, throw them and forget about it. Coming up with some type of half arsed justification changes nothing.
I suspect what the OP is trying to justify is towing a 192RBS like mine with his V6 Ranger rather than his F250, which I've suggested (having tried a similar setup myself years ago) may not be the best idea. His response has been a categorical "no worries" (my words) but I'll bet he's asking this question because he's given it some thought and may realize this just isn't the best idea. In another discussion about the 192RBS I asked owner Last Train about his Honda Ridgeline V6's fuel mileage returns when towing his own 192RBS and his numbers which are noticeably worse than my 5.3L Silverado's when towing my own 192RBS support the argument that when towing the same load, with the same frontal area, a smaller V6 is going to be working a lot harder than a larger V8. Big surprise, there's no magic to any of this, and no amount of complicated calculations are going to change it. :R
