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Re: How do they do it? little vehicle/big trailer
Campfire Time wrote: As said not all vehicles are equal in their respective classification. One SUV can have a V6, another a V8. Gearing will probably be different. The other thing to consider is just because they look like they are towing easy, doesn't mean they aren't experiencing some of the same things you do. Most times I read where someone says "my at the limits combo tows great" literally have no experience towing with any other combo, or having a healthy margin over and above their trailer's GVWR. In other words, nothing to compare it to. Why this happens is because people buy a vehicle to fit their daily needs, then think "I can tow anything", then of course they try. While I too have knowingly towed close to my limits, there is a marked difference in towing pleasure having that healthy margin. All that said, so long as the trailer being towed is within all the specs, not just towing capacity but tongue weight limits and payload, you can safely run any engine at 4000 rpms all day and they will never flinch. Me, I'd rather have some margin and run it at 2400 rpm. One thing, I'm wondering about the specs on your F150. My Sierra is a 1500 towing a 4750# trailer and it doesn't break a sweat, hardly even down shifts. It's a 2015 V-6 Ecoboost. Everything I read said it was better for towing than the V-8. It does tow better than the V-8 Avalanche did. Same mpg, but without the rpms.268Views0likes0CommentsHow do they do it? little vehicle/big trailer
New poster here. I’m curious. I have a 24’ expandable that’s roughly 4000 lbs. dry / 5000 lbs. GVWR. I tow with a Ford F-150 and, before that, a Chevy Avalanche. With both of those tow vehicles, I’m lucky to get 10mpg and maintain 62 mph on the highway…that is, without the thing shifting down to 3rd or 4th, gulping gas and sounding like the engine is going to explode. Yet I continually see people towing big trailers with mid-sized crossovers. Am I missing something? Now, I’ve heard the theory that anytime you see this, you can be sure that those folks are less than 30 miles from home, but that doesn’t explain the guy that flies by me doing 75 towing a 30’ trailer with a Mini-Cooper (exaggeration for effect). My trailer is 12 years old. I know that new trailers of the same length weigh as much or more, but have they done something with weight distribution on newer trailers that makes them easier to tow?6.1KViews0likes44Comments
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