What Model Do You Have And What Do You Use To Tow It?
01-25-2011 | 01:57 PM
#109
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From: Sunland, CA
32 Fountain sportfish cruiser with twin 454s (maybe 8500 lbs), aluminum dual axle trailer with electric over hydraulic brakes (about 1800 lbs), add a ton for fuel (1500 lbs for 250 gallons) water, food, gear, so weight going down the freeway is probably 12000 lbs. F350 dually V10.
Tows very easy. Actually more comfortable towing than when not. MPG on California freeways (55 mph) is 13 mpg. At 65 mph its 10 mpg.
The electric over hydraulic disk brakes on the trailer is absolutely necessary. The original surge brakes would not fully release, so the barely dragging brakes would heat the trailer hubs to the point all the grease would run out and the bearing would fail -- over and over and over again, usually once a month or more frequently (like a half dozen times cross country). With the hydraulic brakes the brakes totally release, so I have had exactly zero bearing failures since.
Tows very easy. Actually more comfortable towing than when not. MPG on California freeways (55 mph) is 13 mpg. At 65 mph its 10 mpg.
The electric over hydraulic disk brakes on the trailer is absolutely necessary. The original surge brakes would not fully release, so the barely dragging brakes would heat the trailer hubs to the point all the grease would run out and the bearing would fail -- over and over and over again, usually once a month or more frequently (like a half dozen times cross country). With the hydraulic brakes the brakes totally release, so I have had exactly zero bearing failures since.
01-25-2011 | 02:20 PM
#110
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From: Traverse City, Michigan
32 Fountain sportfish cruiser with twin 454s (maybe 8500 lbs), aluminum dual axle trailer with electric over hydraulic brakes (about 1800 lbs), add a ton for fuel (1500 lbs for 250 gallons) water, food, gear, so weight going down the freeway is probably 12000 lbs. F350 dually V10.
Tows very easy. Actually more comfortable towing than when not. MPG on California freeways (55 mph) is 13 mpg. At 65 mph its 10 mpg.
The electric over hydraulic disk brakes on the trailer is absolutely necessary. The original surge brakes would not fully release, so the barely dragging brakes would heat the trailer hubs to the point all the grease would run out and the bearing would fail -- over and over and over again, usually once a month or more frequently (like a half dozen times cross country). With the hydraulic brakes the brakes totally release, so I have had exactly zero bearing failures since.
Tows very easy. Actually more comfortable towing than when not. MPG on California freeways (55 mph) is 13 mpg. At 65 mph its 10 mpg.
The electric over hydraulic disk brakes on the trailer is absolutely necessary. The original surge brakes would not fully release, so the barely dragging brakes would heat the trailer hubs to the point all the grease would run out and the bearing would fail -- over and over and over again, usually once a month or more frequently (like a half dozen times cross country). With the hydraulic brakes the brakes totally release, so I have had exactly zero bearing failures since.
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