Gas vs PSD
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From: Dongola, IL
One of my 7 MPG runs was 75-80 with an F350 into a head wind.
It was on a double axle bumper pull that weighs 1600 lbs and the truck weighed in at 8,400. Big brush guard and 8'6" flat bed with a head acke rack. If it was just a pickup and I had driven 65 I could have made 9 mpgs.
It was on a double axle bumper pull that weighs 1600 lbs and the truck weighed in at 8,400. Big brush guard and 8'6" flat bed with a head acke rack. If it was just a pickup and I had driven 65 I could have made 9 mpgs.
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From: Spokane, WA
But then when I towed this, I got abot 13 at 70 mph:
Either way, it is worth it for this:
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Garden Valley, Idaho
30' Airstream with slide, about 950 hitch and 11,200 loaded; about 8.7mpg at 65-70. I am about to take a 7500 mile trip from Utah to Florida and back and will let you all know my mileage and truck expenses. I have 80,600 miles on this 2008 V-10 and we'll see how it does.
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From: Itinerant
Pappy that looks like a nice place to camp. That front bumper looks pretty tough. I would imagine the mileage shouldn't be to bad the airstreams certainly look like they would flow through the air.
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From: Stevens Point, WI
here you can tow doubles if the first has brakes and is the bigger of the two.
It tows fine until you pass or get passed by a semi then it gets pushed around a bit. The new tires should help with that some. I will also be making a sway bar for the X when I pull it out of storage this spring.
It tows fine until you pass or get passed by a semi then it gets pushed around a bit. The new tires should help with that some. I will also be making a sway bar for the X when I pull it out of storage this spring.
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From: Garden Valley, Idaho
Our AS is a 2002 30' with slide but they did make some 25' and 28' with slides that I have seen advertised. This is the best site for Airstreams including classified and their forum site is the best there is.
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