Front nose design and stability and gas mileage?
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โSep-27-2013 06:56 AM
Has anyone hauled both types with the same TV and seen a difference in stability or gas mileage?
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โSep-27-2013 03:23 PM
MookieKat wrote:
I am seeing that the newer nose design is rounded whereas the older ones are big and flat.
Has anyone hauled both types with the same TV and seen a difference in stability or gas mileage?
My low-profile, square-front Komfort, produces very noticeable turbulence, and can suck fairly heavy stuff right out of my truck bed. Anything, front or back, that reduces turbulence, increases aerodynamics, thus efficiency. I'd almost bet that I wouldn't see =any= decrease in mileage were I pulling a comparable-weight current rig that's 12-18" taller than my '04 Komfort.
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โSep-27-2013 08:29 AM
mileshuff wrote:Vulcaneer wrote:
Contoured nose on front makes no difference in MPG, stability. It's only there for turning clearance when backing with a short bed truck. Or else for aesthics.
Many manufactures advertise on the merits of turning as well as wind drag. I just went from a 5,000lb flat front TT to a 9,000lb rounded front cap 5th wheel. MPG with the same TV is consistently better with the 5'er.
I would think that the 5er would naturally be more streamlined that dragging a brick with space between it and the truck.
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โSep-27-2013 08:16 AM
Vulcaneer wrote:
Contoured nose on front makes no difference in MPG, stability. It's only there for turning clearance when backing with a short bed truck. Or else for aesthics.
Many manufactures advertise on the merits of turning as well as wind drag. I just went from a 5,000lb flat front TT to a 9,000lb rounded front cap 5th wheel. MPG with the same TV is consistently better with the 5'er.
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โSep-27-2013 08:15 AM
All the used ones that we have seen so far had a rounded nose but we are going to see one today that has a flat front so I was wondering.....if we should take that into consideration.
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โSep-27-2013 08:12 AM
newman fulltimer wrote:
i have a square nose and like the interior height and storage.the round nose if you arw tall you cannot walk all the way to front without ducking .
Have to know your floorplan to understand. I have a rounded front cap. I can walk anywhere in the front bedroom without ducking. Of course the very front has a headboard for the bed and the far front sides have closets and night stand tables. So I can't walk around the front of the bed but I've not been in a 5'er where you could.
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โSep-27-2013 08:09 AM
mdamerell wrote:
I was told a gentlemen who transports trailers for a living that he sees a 1-2 mpg increase with the new aerodynamics. I am pleased with the performance of mine but I have not pulled one of the old styles to give you a comparison. I can tell you that in bad weather my 5'r behaves better than my semi trailer.
Just in simple terms it is much easier to push a aero designed contour through the air than a brick! Just makes simple sense. Think of a snowplow v blade versus straight blade.same idea. Jb
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