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Old 07-24-2016, 03:28 PM
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So yesterday we decide to take a car ride to Orlando from Palm beach and On my way north cruising @ 80 mph on the pike , Here come's a truck pulling a Outboard skater passing me like I was sitting still easy 100 + mph .

Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer

I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy

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Originally Posted by mikebrls
So yesterday we decide to take a car ride to Orlando from Palm beach and On my way north cruising @ 80 mph on the pike , Here come's a truck pulling a Outboard skater passing me like I was sitting still easy 100 + mph .

Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer

I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy

MIke
Probably a Canadian driving a US spec truck and mistakenly he thought the MPH were KPH!
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Old 07-24-2016, 06:20 PM
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I towed to LOTO and back then the keys, set the cruise on 80 as otherwise I would have been holding up traffic. Nothing worse than someone pulling a big boat like a 17' bay liner, with a Yamahaha,, 45 in the fast lane.

And we never use trailer tires.
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Maybe it was cheaper way to experience the benefits of a wind tunnel.
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I suspect he was outrunning a cruiser wake, all while trying to pack air to save fuel.
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I have run at 80 mph with 36 Skater 10.6 ' wide in tow up and down 95 without any issues as long as ball joints on truck are good and load is balanced. The Duramax got 4mpg reguardless of speed.
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Something is wrong with your duramax
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Originally Posted by hogie roll
Something is wrong with your duramax
Wasn't my Skater or Duramax. It had an Edge tuner in it stating 4 mpg while underway. What kind of mileage should it have been getting or have others got towing a 36' cat full of fuel? Inquiring minds want to know?
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Originally Posted by bulletbob
Wasn't my Skater or Duramax. It had an Edge tuner in it stating 4 mpg while underway. What kind of mileage should it have been getting or have others got towing a 36' cat full of fuel? Inquiring minds want to know?
8-10 at 80 mph
10-11 at 75 mph
11-12 at 70 mph
13-14 at 60 mph
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Guess NOW I know why I get 10 lol
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