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Re: Ethanol vs Non Ethanol Gas While Towing
JohnnyPaul wrote: Try pure-gas.org Note that most ethanol-free fuel is premium grade so you'll pay a price for it if you normally run regular. This will be offset somewhat by better mileage but it will never be a break even exchange. Worthwhile in your mower, chainsaw, outboard motor, etc, but probably not so much in a car/truck. I have a Android app that gets info from pure Gas.org I unfortunately can't use it on the road because my cell phone doesn't have internet without using WiFi because of the place. I am in I pay $10.00 a month with a Grandfathered. Republic wireless plan so I have to with find a hotspot or write everything down on my route ahead of507Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rental tow vehicles (Enterprise truck rentals etc)
saboken wrote: saboken wrote: I was doing a litter research for rental tow vehicles, I found Enterprise Truck Rentals is now renting 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks for personal use, at a affordable rate, they list (3/4 Ton Pickup Truck SIERRA SLT 2500 CREW CAB OR SIMILAR) for the 3/4 and (1 Ton Pickup Truck 4X4 CREW CAB 169.5 IN. WB) for the 1 ton. Has anyone here had experience renting these truck for towing a TT? The site says towing capable but extra fees may apply? I need to haul a 32'TT From NJ to SC but my tow rig might not be up to the task, if you have any experience with these are the brake controllers built in? Do they have standard 7way connections? They are closed until Monday and I just don't know what to ask I don't want to scare them away because I know some of the companys have employees that havery no idea what's going on they are their only to collect your money and hand you keys, that's my experience with the car rental anyway, any suggestions on how to deal with them? This will save me a fortune getting my new home home without risking my daily driver, I did post this question in a simular way in a running conversation, I was hoping to reach out to a wider audience. Thanks And sorry if there are a lot of punctuation errors and misspelling my tablet is on its way out and does weird things I miss when typing. I just had to read my original post to see if there was anything I said to get the insurance thing pounded into me? But I failed to see it? I wasn't expecting this here since it seemed like the people here were mature and understanding again people chiming in on unrelated issues even after I try to say nicely that's not what I am asking and want to stay on the subject. I have LEO's in the family that can inform me about laws that I trust before a stranger I will never meet! Again I have resisted the New York sarcasm that I want to unleash real bad because of how my question was being answered but I moved away from all that in the 80s this place has a lot of good information but when people start pounding unrelated issues into a subject it gets well "sarcasm withheld" anyoing and could drive new members AWAY I didn't come here to be treated like a moron nor to have my intelligence tested. one more thing I didn't escape the towing business without a scratch I was diagnosed with PTSD because of some of the things I saw, smelled, touched. I didn't know it till years later that it affected me in a long-term way. OK I'm done2.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Rental tow vehicles (Enterprise truck rentals etc)
saboken wrote: saboken wrote: I was doing a litter research for rental tow vehicles, I found Enterprise Truck Rentals is now renting 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks for personal use, at a affordable rate, they list (3/4 Ton Pickup Truck SIERRA SLT 2500 CREW CAB OR SIMILAR) for the 3/4 and (1 Ton Pickup Truck 4X4 CREW CAB 169.5 IN. WB) for the 1 ton. Has anyone here had experience renting these truck for towing a TT? The site says towing capable but extra fees may apply? I need to haul a 32'TT From NJ to SC but my tow rig might not be up to the task, if you have any experience with these are the brake controllers built in? Do they have standard 7way connections? They are closed until Monday and I just don't know what to ask I don't want to scare them away because I know some of the companys have employees that havery no idea what's going on they are their only to collect your money and hand you keys, that's my experience with the car rental anyway, any suggestions on how to deal with them? This will save me a fortune getting my new home home without risking my daily driver, I did post this question in a simular way in a running conversation, I was hoping to reach out to a wider audience. Thanks And sorry if there are a lot of punctuation errors and misspelling my tablet is on its way out and does weird things I miss when typing. I just had to read my original post to see if there was anything I said to get the insurance thing pounded into me? But I failed to see it? I wasn't expecting this here since it seemed like the people here were mature and understanding again people chiming in on unrelated issues even after I try to say nicely that's not what I am asking and want to stay on the subject. I have LEO's in the family that can inform me about laws that I trust before a stranger I will never meet! Again I have resisted the New York sarcasm that I want to unleash real bad because of how my question was being answered but I moved away from all that in the 80s this place has a lot of good information but when people start pounding unrelated issues into a subject it gets well "sarcasm withheld" anyoing and could drive new members AWAY I didn't come here to be treated like a moron nor to have my intelligence tested. and I didn't not brag about my skill set I don't think it's needed but since some can't help it her it goes I was. A tow operator for over 25 years I saw things that would destroy some working for Several State and local police departments motorcycles split in 3 by a bridge embankment and the rider being taken away in 10 body bags! Trucks that hit concrete light poles were the drivers lower extremities were still embedded under the dash when I had to haul it to a location to extract the rest of him, that just scratches the surface. I have over 1 million miles under my belt driving these medium duty trucks with 0 accidents had hours worse than a ER Dr in call 24/7 one day a week off and one weekend a month off I averaged 75 hours a week but in the winter there were weeks I never got home to my son I had to cat nap in the truck between calls, I used to own a small business selling and installing Video Surveillance and Burglary monitoring systems when I could no. Longer handle the life towing anymore. So now you have some of my details and some bragging and sarcasm I had to let out.2.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Rental tow vehicles (Enterprise truck rentals etc)
saboken wrote: I was doing a litter research for rental tow vehicles, I found Enterprise Truck Rentals is now renting 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks for personal use, at a affordable rate, they list (3/4 Ton Pickup Truck SIERRA SLT 2500 CREW CAB OR SIMILAR) for the 3/4 and (1 Ton Pickup Truck 4X4 CREW CAB 169.5 IN. WB) for the 1 ton. Has anyone here had experience renting these truck for towing a TT? The site says towing capable but extra fees may apply? I need to haul a 32'TT From NJ to SC but my tow rig might not be up to the task, if you have any experience with these are the brake controllers built in? Do they have standard 7way connections? They are closed until Monday and I just don't know what to ask I don't want to scare them away because I know some of the companys have employees that havery no idea what's going on they are their only to collect your money and hand you keys, that's my experience with the car rental anyway, any suggestions on how to deal with them? This will save me a fortune getting my new home home without risking my daily driver, I did post this question in a simular way in a running conversation, I was hoping to reach out to a wider audience. Thanks And sorry if there are a lot of punctuation errors and misspelling my tablet is on its way out and does weird things I miss when typing. I just had to read my original post to see if there was anything I said to get the insurance thing pounded into me? But I failed to see it? I wasn't expecting this here since it seemed like the people here were mature and understanding again people chiming in on unrelated issues even after I try to say nicely that's not what I am asking and want to stay on the subject. I have LEO's in the family that can inform me about laws that I trust before a stranger I will never meet! Again I have resisted the New York sarcasm that I want to unleash real bad because of how my question was being answered but I moved away from all that in the 80s this place has a lot of good information but when people start pounding unrelated issues into a subject it gets well "sarcasm withheld" anyoing and could drive new members AWAY I didn't come here to be treated like a moron nor to have my intelligence tested.666Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rental tow vehicles (Enterprise truck rentals etc)
DownTheAvenue wrote: wing_zealot wrote: DownTheAvenue wrote: May I suggest you take off your rose colored glasses. I understand you are asking about the nuances of renting a truck from Enterprise, but this is valuable information. Virtually without exception any insurance you have on the trailer covers it while parked. While being towed, the insurance of the tow vehicle extends to the trailer. Almost without exception, a rental vehicle insurance will not extend to a trailer unless a specific rider is purchased insuring the trailer while being towed. Think what you want, and I wish you the best, but USAA, Progressive, or any other insurance company will with almost complete certainty cover the trailer as outlined above. May I suggest you rachet it down a notch. I can tell you for fact my Progressive policy covers both collision and comprehensive, parked or towed. The OP could know what he is talking about while you seem to have some notion you know what kind of insurance the OP has, and he ain't even asking about insurance. Dear Mr. Wing Zealot: While standard insurance coverage varies in different states, your policy covering your vehicle and covering your trailer while it is connected to that vehicle is a standard. What is not standard is how a policy will treat an owned trailer attached to a rental vehicle. Most policies extend coverage to rental vehicles to the extent that the rental company does not cover. In other words, the rental company's policy will be primary, and the person renting the vehicle insurance will be secondary. Most policies will be silent on this issue, and case law in most states then would say if no mention in policy then no coverage. You should know that as an attorney, I read case law from around the country almost daily. While now retired, I still enjoy reading Court decisions on various issues, so I pretty much know what I am talking about. My concern is the OP could very well be uninsured while thinking he was insured. As he articulated, his belief on being insured was apparently based on the fact that the rental company and he both had the same insurance carrier. That does not automatically guarantee coverage. The great thing about this forum is people's ability to get valid information and member's actually caring about each other. Too bad that is lost on you. again not to be rude my question was about the physical rental of the trucks nothing about insurance! I have my answers now that I spoke with enterprise about the rules using there truck for towing so again I will now help those in need of this information they charge a $15 daily fee for towing capable trucks and they have intergrade brake controllers! As far as the insurance that was not a question I asked but I did take care of that with my options while taking to the local enterprise rep! They will verify coverage with my insurance carrier before they allow me to leave with their truck I I don't purchace their insurance. Again why is insurance the main topic here when it was not the subject of my question do I have to disclose ever aspect of my situation. Wait I'm not going to be a ass and post something overly sarcastic even though I really want to! Thanks for everyone that understood my question and provided me relevant feedback for the other comments well I guess to prevent further misunderstandings About experience renting a truck and how they deal with towing I will be sure to mention every other aspect of the situation is either covered or being worked on elsewhere including insurance laws368Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ethanol vs Non Ethanol Gas While Towing
Sam Spade wrote: Turtle n Peeps wrote: You will lose a lot of mileage with E85 but gain a small amount in power in cold weather and quite a bit in hot weather. You might lose a lot more than mileage if you put E85 into a vehicle not designed for it. I know I did back when e85 was new I was on a return trip to Oregon from Vermont in a Pontiac 6000 I stopped at a station somewhere east of Wyoming on I80 first thing I noticed was my MPG was bad real bad the. About 50 miles east of Rawlings it just died! My valves were booked longer moving I was dead in the water I don't know if the E85 had anything to do with it? But there was no warning no noise just shut down like I turned the key off. When I got the gas I was a bit confused the grade a prices were strange Regular was more than Mid Grade so I filled up with the mid and asked why it was cheaper when paying for it the said it was new E85! That car was mint like new I had to hitchhike home that day.452Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ethanol vs Non Ethanol Gas While Towing
T18skyguy wrote: Johno02 wrote: Gas with ethanol costs more to produce, costs in power and performance, and is one of the biggest ripoff ever forced on people by the US government. If you can afford it, always use non-ethanol. X2 We have more oil than Saudi Arabia in shale etc, but instead of a middle eastern oil cartel(Opec), we now have a Mid West Corn cartel which is totally unnecessary. It's just another subsidized, useless bureaucracy that exists because it exists, and needs to be eliminated. Ethanol does up the octane a bit, but the oil companies took advantage and lowered the quality(octane) of the gasoline. The quality of the fuel is just junk, but I'm old enough to remember the Chevron 100 octane white pump. I'm not advocating to bring back lead, but to just get back to using corn for it's original purpose in life. I remember he Cam2 racing fuel Some Sunoco's sold up north it was around $3.20 a gallon when regular leaded gas was around $1.00 a gal but if you had a real muscle car with 10-1 to 11-1 compression it was the way to go since real Octane booster was hard to get. Those days are over I had a 1970 Dodge Coronet 500 during those days with a 383 I pulled out of a Super Bee in it with a bullet proof 727 Torque Flight trans, I miss that car real raw HP it could have towed my TT even being a Mid size car in those day.452Views0likes0CommentsEthanol vs Non Ethanol Gas While Towing
I am on my 5th full tank of Non Ethanol Gas in My 01 Yukon and have seen a 2-4 Mpg increase in MPG! In town also it seems to start quicker and just over all Run Smoother than on the Popular gas everyone is Buying, I found a Station close to me that sell it on the Main Island at about $.25 more I was skeptical if it was legit at first but I found a way to test it! I use a Mason Jar and put about 3" of water in it then Mark the water level with a sharpie, put enough NE Gas in to double the volume, Cap Tightly and Shake, then let it separate, if the water level stays the same then there is no Ethanol in the Gas If Ethanol is present some water will have been absorbed into the Fuel like what Dry gas does, My Question for everyone about the non ethanol gas? has anyone used it while towing did they see any improvements over using the Ethanol Fuel? I should find out soon If I wind up towing my TT from NJ too SC I will try to use a App to locate NE selling stations on my route, I guess this wont tell me much till I try the Ethanol fuel later?6.2KViews0likes33CommentsMy 01 Yukon And Our Former TV and TT
My 01 Yukon soon to be TV and our Former TV 92 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 and 84 Sunline 21' TT I know the 4.0 was small and people thought is was crazy but I towed the TT with it from PA to SC through the Blizzard the east coast had a couple years ago that stretched from New England to Georgia, The Anti Sway and WD helped drastically, My wife said the Navy Admiral who sold it to her was towing a horse trailer with it, it was a bit rough in the Hills in PA but it did OK going down I81 and I85 kept the Jeep for almost a year and a half till We traded it inn to Buy the Bigger Yukon. The only ting I did to the Jeep was install a Trans Cooler, Put in a New High Flow Cat, a MagnaFlo Muffler, and use a Heavier Weight Gear Oil in the front and rear Pumpkins831Views0likes2CommentsRe: Need advice before I pick up my TT It's a 750 tow
jmaotto wrote: My son in law has the same suburban that you have. His TT is about the same size as the one you want to tow. He has towed from the Dallas area to Gulf Shores, Alabama without a problem. When towing select 3rd gear to keep it out of overdrive. He also has over 200,000 miles. We had the same issue with changing the transmission fluid and filter. We were able to drop the pan far enough to change the filter also. Yea I was trying to be optimistic about using my Yukon but with everything thing in the line if something goes wrong I'm I'll be in a really bad situation that could be very difficult to get out of, "Murphy" hasn't been my Friend lately I think he through out his lawbook when. I purchased my House.329Views0likes0Comments
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