What did you do to the X today?
Russ,
I don't really want to get in a debate, but just want to throw this out there.
I don't have a trailer to pull, but we have tossed the idea around several times. I have been able to use the fact that we can not go as fast while pulling the trailer along, and so far that has worked out. I have thought about the speed rating on the tires on a camper, and have used that as the basis of my argument, but really I don't want the hassle at this point in time for the limited usage we would get out of one.
Just don't look at the speed rating on those tires on the camper.
I don't really want to get in a debate, but just want to throw this out there.
I don't have a trailer to pull, but we have tossed the idea around several times. I have been able to use the fact that we can not go as fast while pulling the trailer along, and so far that has worked out. I have thought about the speed rating on the tires on a camper, and have used that as the basis of my argument, but really I don't want the hassle at this point in time for the limited usage we would get out of one.
Just don't look at the speed rating on those tires on the camper.
I suppose i just live on the edge...so hard core.
Cant be much worse then the guys pulling 35'+ TT's/5ers that passed me at 75+ mph.
I'm more of a traditionalist with gauges, I like lil round things I can read at a glance without having to dig thru menus. If GlowShift made any more in that series I could actually use I'd probably get those too. If I had my druthers I'd have more dials than the cockpit of a B-36.
If you think that's bad... my Samurai has most of the same AND mechanical backups. Even my lawn tractor is getting gauges.
Loose one engine to a bad oil pressure gauge and it makes you just a bit paranoid andWHY THE FLARK ARENT SMILEYS WORKING FOR ME TONIGHT?? Curse you iThing™ and your finicky browser!
The EX is back at the trans shop....ugh. Was coming home from a towing job and the OD light started blinking.....went into safe mode and started shifting funny. Not real pleased about this. They ran the codes and got something related to the trans temp sensor out of range. I told them to check the fluid too, didnt look or smell like trans fluid any more. Im hoping to get a call today telling me they found something rather than saying it was a fluke and I should just drive it.
The EX is back at the trans shop....ugh. Was coming home from a towing job and the OD light started blinking.....went into safe mode and started shifting funny. Not real pleased about this. They ran the codes and got something related to the trans temp sensor out of range. I told them to check the fluid too, didnt look or smell like trans fluid any more. Im hoping to get a call today telling me they found something rather than saying it was a fluke and I should just drive it.
Not sure what you guys are in such a hurry towing for. Trailer tires are rated for 65 MPH, and the LR C tires under Russ' Excursion are rated for either 99 or 112 MPH.
I tow around 62 MPH and enjoy the ride. It's safer, much less likely to blow a tire, and much more fuel efficient. FWIW, my wife's AWD Sienna gets better fuel economy towing the boat (8,000 lbs combined) then my Excursion did empty (7,350 lbs).
well aware of the speed rating on the factory 1997 trailer tires (no weather checking), don't forget i'm running on C rated tires on my Ex also, but they have plenty of weight supporting per the load rating on the tires. so there are plenty of things people could nit pick about.
I suppose i just live on the edge...so hard core.
Cant be much worse then the guys pulling 35'+ TT's/5ers that passed me at 75+ mph.
Just because you don't see any weather cracking doesn't mean the tire will hold together....
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Bran spanking new tires can let go at any time too, seen it happen us usually the rear tire on a tandom trailer too... Russ isn't doing anything a lot of people around do. Hell, I drive 80,000 lbs down the road at 75 mph.....
Yup, we went threw a whole pallet of goodyear LRE tires on our trucks, all of them blew out or delaminated within a year of purchase.
Now for some reason (maybe because I have them) my father went goofy and put transforce tires on everything. I think we only have one truck with coopers left and one with something else.
Now for some reason (maybe because I have them) my father went goofy and put transforce tires on everything. I think we only have one truck with coopers left and one with something else.
Yup, we went threw a whole pallet of goodyear LRE tires on our trucks, all of them blew out or delaminated within a year of purchase.
Now for some reason (maybe because I have them) my father went goofy and put transforce tires on everything. I think we only have one truck with coopers left and one with something else.
Now for some reason (maybe because I have them) my father went goofy and put transforce tires on everything. I think we only have one truck with coopers left and one with something else.
When your father and grandfather worked for Firestone it's easy to say bad things about Goodyear.
haha
We just simply had all bad luck with goodyears on all of our trucks. We won't use them at all any more. If we get a truck in that has goodyears on it we will pull them off and sell them. Changing tires on the side of the road isn't fun at all.
Yup, and those tires under your truck are rated for 75 MPH. Light duty trailer tires aren't.
Well that's no good...what was it there for previously?
Not sure what you guys are in such a hurry towing for. Trailer tires are rated for 65 MPH, and the LR C tires under Russ' Excursion are rated for either 99 or 112 MPH.
I tow around 62 MPH and enjoy the ride. It's safer, much less likely to blow a tire, and much more fuel efficient. FWIW, my wife's AWD Sienna gets better fuel economy towing the boat (8,000 lbs combined) then my Excursion did empty (7,350 lbs).
Not sure what you guys are in such a hurry towing for. Trailer tires are rated for 65 MPH, and the LR C tires under Russ' Excursion are rated for either 99 or 112 MPH.
I tow around 62 MPH and enjoy the ride. It's safer, much less likely to blow a tire, and much more fuel efficient. FWIW, my wife's AWD Sienna gets better fuel economy towing the boat (8,000 lbs combined) then my Excursion did empty (7,350 lbs).
I usually drive around 70 max while towing with a load. Empty trailer I go a little faster, maybe 75 cruising.
65-70 is the sweet spot towing with a 7.3 and 3.73's. Go any slower than that your tranny wants to drop out of OD on every hill. 65-70 you can fly up and over those rollers no sweat, but if you go over 70 your mileage drops big time. If it's really flat you can set the cruise on 60, but 65-70 is what she likes
I always found it odd that people drive like a bat out of hell with a trailer.
After several trips from Austin --> Seattle and back with a trailer, I found that hauling *** just isn't worth it. Sure you are going faster, but your MPG's start dropping exponentially above 65mph.
Not to mention if you have ever driven through areas of Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Utah where you see all the flipped/wrecked Big Rigs and Travel Trailers...well you tend to slow down.
I'd rather driver 5-10 mph slower than the "pack" and get 2-3 mpg more...and enjoy the drive. You aren't exactly saving huge amounts of time by flying along.
After several trips from Austin --> Seattle and back with a trailer, I found that hauling *** just isn't worth it. Sure you are going faster, but your MPG's start dropping exponentially above 65mph.
Not to mention if you have ever driven through areas of Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Utah where you see all the flipped/wrecked Big Rigs and Travel Trailers...well you tend to slow down.
I'd rather driver 5-10 mph slower than the "pack" and get 2-3 mpg more...and enjoy the drive. You aren't exactly saving huge amounts of time by flying along.