Moving from a Bumper Pull to a 5'er
So I am looking for some advice, hopefully from people who have done the same thing. Here are the truck details, 2016 Ford F250, 4X4, CC, 6.2, 4.30. I am currently towing a trailer with a max weight o...
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demiles wrote:
You can apply designs to improve aero for either design so yes a near flat front TT could have more drag than a 5th with a frontal radius design. With the design being equal the one with more frontal area will have more drag and that would be the 5th wheel.
I have to respectfully disagree if towing with a pickup truck. The distance from the rear of the cab and the front of the FW is so short I don't think the wind would have much chance of dropping down very far to catch a lot of the frontal area. If towing a TT with a pickup the distance from the back of the cab to the TT is much greater giving the wind a chance to drop down a lot more catching more frontal area and causing a lot more drag. If towing a TT with an Expedition or Suburban I can see where you might have a point.
Without a wind tunnel test I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. ;)
