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Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit dog wrote:ShinerBock wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
This part of the world that sort of mileage is common. Grey Nomads surprise me in what distances they cover
Australian little trucks get that kind of mileage with a total combined weight of 19,400 lbs(8,800 kg) towing through mountains roads that are above 9k ft elevation? I seriously doubt it, especially since Australia does not have roads that high with the highest point in Australia is only 7,300 k.
Not only do Aussie trucks get that kind of mileage, the fuel there is made of unicorn farts, so the emissions are nothing but fairy dust while performing those seemingly impossible tasks!
You seemingly have no idea doubt you have driven far out of your own State Most US RV's travel is a lot less than they do here.
Lol, you must be right??
Go pump some more unicorn farts in your Ute and expel some fairy dust hauling your caravan through the outback....maybe then you’ll lose internet service and not be abke to talk out your arse....
Dec-13-2018 10:59 AM
Dec-06-2018 08:20 AM
RobertRyan wrote:Grit dog wrote:ShinerBock wrote:RobertRyan wrote:
This part of the world that sort of mileage is common. Grey Nomads surprise me in what distances they cover
Australian little trucks get that kind of mileage with a total combined weight of 19,400 lbs(8,800 kg) towing through mountains roads that are above 9k ft elevation? I seriously doubt it, especially since Australia does not have roads that high with the highest point in Australia is only 7,300 k.
Not only do Aussie trucks get that kind of mileage, the fuel there is made of unicorn farts, so the emissions are nothing but fairy dust while performing those seemingly impossible tasks!
You seemingly have no idea doubt you have driven far out of your own State Most US RV's travel is a lot less than they do here.
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Dec-04-2018 10:42 PM
Threebigfords wrote:
Yeah I think you're beating your head against a wall trying to explain stuff like that to Aussie's.
So they drive a lap around their flat island sandbox in their tiny trucks with "caravans" and it's some kind of accomplishment because some of it isn't paved?
Heck, I could put more miles on in one trip from Florida to Alaska and back.
We just got back from a 14 day trip from Western Wa, thru Eastern WA up into Banff and Jasper, then thru Yoho and Kelowna then down the Coquihalla into Hope and back home.
My 15' F450 had over 3000 lbs in the bed, trailer loaded up was only at 10,500. Truck is lifted on 35" Toyo M608's with 4.30 gears. Pulled some nice grades on that trip...two that stuck in my mind were Kootenay pass, and the climb up out of Kelowna...no clue what that one was called.
Hand calculated mileage for the entire trip including about 30% of driving without the trailer was 11mpg.
I was pretty happy with that at first, but then I read this thread and was reminded...the Aussie trucks could have done the same thing and gotten 12.5 mpg....
Sep-10-2018 08:05 AM
kirkl wrote:
Took off from Eastern Washington in my 2017 Ram Cummins 2500 pulling a wildcat maxx 28rkx probably weighing close to 10k, its about 8k dry. Man that truck pulls that trailer good. On flat stretches I would put in 6th gear and let it go and on hills or passes would lock in 5th and it just straight pulls. Even had to make a pitstop in Havre Montana to pick up two combine tires for my cousin which probably weighed 700 pounds or so, so I had a pretty good load. I never did hand calculated mileage but computer said overall for the 2400 miles was 12.7mpg. Glad I wasnt making that trip with the 6.4 hemi i traded in for the cummins.