driving speed

[nma33]

How fast do you fellow class Aer's drive? If you have good road conditions and are towing, how fast would you go? I am new to class A's, Very comfortable driving, My last trip I was averaging about 61mph towing. Looking for some insight from o you more experienced folks. I have Precept 35UN, gas, Ford V10, and towing a dolly with a Ford Fusion on it.
Thanks!

[tinkerer]

I like to set my cruise at 65. A lot of trucks cruise at 65 so I don't have to pass many, and it eliminates a lot of them having to pass you. But I noticed this year with lower fuel cost there were more trucks passing me.

[CraneMan]

I set the cruise at 67 on the Interstates, never more than 5 over anywhere else. I'm in my happy place traveling 100 miles every hour and a half. I don't run past 70 unless I'm passing. If I have a tailwind or at night when the winds die down and the road cools off a bit I'll run 70. I hate getting less than 6.5 mpg away from the mountains, I'm ok with a bit over 7 mpg.

[Snomas]

I set my Cruise control at 65 and then increase if I have to pass a semi or slower auto on Interstates.

[subtroll]

At Camp Freightliner I learned that the "sweet spot" for my Cat 3126 engine was 1750 RPM (62 MPH)in Economy mode 6 th gear. After several thousand miles I can see perhaps a slight (0.1- 0.2) fuel mileage improvement over my previous 57-58 mph.

[RandandDoug]

I have had the same rv pass me 3 or 4 times in a single day, happens all the time. Bet they thought they were making good time! I spent over 20 years driving a truck, the only times I would speed up was behind schedule or trying to get to and through a city before rush hour. I got pretty good at planning trips, and those things rarely happened except for breakdowns and such.
I can't come up with a reason to rush anywhere anymore. I do sometimes drive well into the night still, just prefer driving at night because of the lighter traffic, but not in a hurry at all!!

[AllegroD]

Depends. Wife and I both work, full time. Both our families are more than half way across the US. If we are going back to see them, the enroute scenery is of minor importance. Getting there in a short time is more important. When we are on I90, we will do the speed limit. Yes. That means we cruise at 75. We do long days of driving. When we arrive at family, we come to a screeching (not literally) stop or a slow crawl pace, to enjoy the most time with them. It is not about being Type A, which we both are. It is about priorities.

If on a slow vacation, for just my Angel and me, we slow down to about 65. Do not track it exactly.

When we retire, we will slow down some more.

Please don't judge those driving fast as they compare to you. We all have journeys. We all have stages for that journey. We all have different circumstances and perspectives. Maybe the family that just went by you fast just got told that Grandpa is in the hospital. As long as we are driving safe and legal, we are not doing you any harm.

Enjoy your family and your toys.

God Bless.

[down_home]

You can fix the power problem real easy
Sonny's has next generation hemi or semi hemi GM pattern 905 cubic inch engine, with four two barrel throttle bodies or more naturally aspirated 1850 hp.
One other medium or modest boost motors are 2800 hp.
The ready to run on 89 octane 1850 hp street motors is 89,900.00.
You do have big gas tank doncha?

[lonfu]

Man, you guys are always passing me, 26' A moho p30 98 454 vortec with a 3100lb toad. New, now 128k on this coach. 47 to 48 mph unless going down hill or get one heck of a tail wind.....(0:

Normally get about 10 to 11mpg (never better) which drops to 9mpg when I get into 6 to 8% grades.

Much faster and wife and I feel beat up and tired at the end of the day.

[Community Alumni]

I drive from 55 to 63 or so depending on the limits and state.

Also you guys that are going faster than 75 should take a look at your tire and read the small print that says " maximum safe speed 75 miles per hour"

JimR

[Jim_Norman]

I try to stay between 60 & 65, best mileage, not bad noise. Biggest issue is other traffic, right lane too much variance, center not too bad, but wind dropping over to right and then getting stuck behind a real slowpoke. I've gone faster, but as I get older and I start to travel more on my own, I find I can more easily keep to my own schedule and slower is not an issue.

[Campinghoss]

65 on Interstates and 55 to 58 on two lane roads. 65 is the sweet spot for my Cummins.

[koda55]

My sweet spot pulling a Chevy HHR is 64 mph.

[rgatijnet1]

Mondooker wrote:
You have also mentioned "staying off the interstates as often as possible" and I like that idea. Is there a GPS you can get to set for no interestates?

Almost all GPS units have exclusions to avoid toll roads, primary roads, etc. Most also allow you to customize each route. it is a good idea to have a good road atlas to give you a visual of the route you want to take and them make sure your GPS is set to follow it.

[Mondooker]

You have also mentioned "staying off the interstates as often as possible" and I like that idea. Is there a GPS you can get to set for no interestates?

[Mondooker]

I read someplace here on the forum someone talking about the new 6 speed tranny from Ford and finding the sweet spot. If I remember it right, they said once its in 6th gear (60'ish) you should find the sweet spot a couple miles and hour after that and the place to set your cruse. Does that sound about right for the best MPG?