Tow Vehicle & Trailer combos - POST INFO

[frankster]

1. 2016 GMC Canyon, diesel (47,500 mi) Leer shell, white TV and cap
2. 2014 Freedom Deluxe
3. Towing 19-21 mpg, 28-31 mpg without

Sold my casita last year and am looking to sell my TV soon.

[kajuncouple]

2013 Ford F150 Supercab, 5.0 L V8, 4x4, 3.55 axle ratio, tow package
2015 17" Casita LD
14-15 mpg towing

[jimiller5]

2017 Honda Pilot 3.5 L V6 with factory tow pkg
2003 17SD Casita
18 mpg towing at 62 mph
23 mpg not towing


2015 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4.0 L V6 with tow pkg
2003 17SD Casita
15 mpg towing at 62 mph
20 mpg not towing

[Vanover69]

Towing 12 MPG at 70mph
Non towing 25 MPG 70mph

We tow our Escape 19 with a 2013 Sienna
Pulls great

[rjg433]

Do you have the transmission cooler, etc?

[Vanover69]

My Sienna has the factory tow package, but I just added a trans cooler and

going to monitor the temps to see if its a keeper...dont want to over cool the trans. I do use a WDH and friction bar as the camper has a 350 tongue weight and the sienna has a 350 limit. The Sienna does a great job. I bet I could tow an Escape 21 if I got the opportunity

[Vanover69]

This is great! Love all the data...Im a Engineer

Below is the data from my setup.



Tow Vehicle: 2013 Toyota Sienna
Engine: 3.5L
TV tow ratings: 3500 lbs
Trailer Brand and Size: Michelin defenders
Trailer Weight:3200 lbs
Trailer Tongue Weight:350 lbs
mpg towing: 12
mpg not towing: 25
towing speed: 70 mph
Special Hardware: reese WDH and friction bar
Tire Size: ST205-75R-15
Tire Brand: factory

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...Pkw/edit#gid=0[/QUOTE]

[Mike Magee]

The data has been added to the table. Bob, I assume you don't have Michelins on the trailer, correct? That column in the table is actually for trailer tire brand. A few years ago trailer tire blowouts seemed to be more common and folks were searching for a dependable brand. Now they've upped the speed ratings on many (not all) trailer tires from 65 mph to 75 or higher, so blowouts don't seem to get talked about as frequently (I hope that means less blowouts are occurring).

[Vanover69]

The camper tires are Carlisle 1820 lb single load Range C
ST205-75-15
Max speed rating is 81 mph ...that limit is good to know if Im ever running from someone


Thanks
Bob

[John in Santa Cruz]

fyi, just weighjed the tongue of my partially loaded E21, trailer parked level in my driveway... came up with just about 175 KG or 385 lbs. trailer has full propane but empty water + holding tanks, trailer had two heavy bicycles on a rear hitch rack, bicycles likely totalling 100 lbs (ebike weighs 65 lbs, my lightweight hybrid weigghs 25 lbs, rack weighs 60 lbs too)

[Russ514]

1997 F350 Diesel
1984 Uhaul ct-13
MPG Towing 15 72 MPH
MPG empty 15 72 MPH

[Ralph L]

1973 Buick Riviera 7.5 liter V-8 4 barrel carb.19 foot Bonair Oxygen loaded weight 2,000 lbs .Towing mpg at 100km/hr 14.2 mpg,non towing if I stay. In the smaller 2 barrels 19.5 mpg canadian.

[Mike Magee]

Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz

fyi, just weighjed the tongue of my partially loaded E21, trailer parked level in my driveway... came up with just about 175 KG or 385 lbs. trailer has full propane but empty water + holding tanks, trailer had two heavy bicycles on a rear hitch rack, bicycles likely totalling 100 lbs (ebike weighs 65 lbs, my lightweight hybrid weigghs 25 lbs, rack weighs 60 lbs too)

That's only 8% weight on the hitch. Be careful!

[John in Santa Cruz]

well, i usually do travel with quite a bit of weight under the front bed, cases of beverages, water, etc. This trailer has never shown even a hint of instability, even when I intentionally try and make it sway.

[altitudewrench]

2014 Subaru Outback 6spd manual, 16 foot #6 floor plan Scamp.

[DeanCHS1980]

Originally Posted by DeanCHS1980

2009 Kia Borrego Limited (2WD)
4.6L V8
Casita 17' Freedom Deluxe
MPG HWY Towing - ?
MPG HWY Not Towing - 22.5 mpg

That was exciting to post. Looking forward to updating the towing MPGs!!!

Dean

Hi All,

I posted the above in December, 2015 and we had never towed our new to us ‘05 Casita 17’ FD with our new to us ‘09 Kia Borrego Limited V8. Well 3.5 years later having towed over 13,000 miles, here is my mileage:

MPG HWY Towing - 13 mpg plus/minus 1.
MPG HWY Not Towing - 23 to 24.

We bought the Borrego with 83,000 miles on it. It currently has 121,000 miles on it. We hope to keep it until I retire in 3.5 years. It will probably have 150,000 to 160,000 miles on it.

YMMV,

Dean

[bobblangley]

Trailer = 1995 Bigfoot 17.5 Gaucho with dry weight of approx 3000#

Tow rig = 2002 Chevrolet 2500HD diesel pickup truck

normal mileage = 19 - 21 mpg

towing mileage = 15 mpg

[John in Santa Cruz]

Originally Posted by bobblangley

Trailer = 1995 Bigfoot 17.5 Gaucho with dry weight of approx 3000#

Tow rig = 2002 Chevrolet 2500HD diesel pickup truck

normal mileage = 19 - 21 mpg

towing mileage = 15 mpg

hah, thats almost exactyl what my 2002 ford f250 7.3 towing a E21 (4200 lbs or so typically loaded) gets, as long as I'm not speeding when not towing

[Steve Hammel]

2016 Chevy Colorado 2.8 Diesel 30 mpg Hwy not towing, 7800LB towing capacity

I had a 1997 Bigfoot CB17 and averaged 13 mpg going to Las Vegas and Back.

I now have a 2002 Bonair Oxygen and averaged 23 MPG coming back from Edmonton as well as the Vegas loop again.

The Bigfoot towed like a brick and the Oxygen you don't even know it's there. However the Bigfoot is a far more comfortable trailer to stay in.

[Mike Magee]

Originally Posted by Steve Hammel

2016 Chevy Colorado 2.8 Diesel 30 mpg Hwy not towing, 7800LB towing capacity

I had a 1997 Bigfoot CB17 and averaged 13 mpg going to Las Vegas and Back.

I now have a 2002 Bonair Oxygen and averaged 23 MPG coming back from Edmonton as well as the Vegas loop again.

The Bigfoot towed like a brick and the Oxygen you don't even know it's there. However the Bigfoot is a far more comfortable trailer to stay in.

There are pros and cons to everything, eh?