~ Towing High Speed ~
02-08-2005 | 10:22 PM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
03 Excursion , 6 liter diesel pulling a 45' Sonic, about 70 mph ..... It was in the snow , I couldn't go any faster ......... 
Ford F350 diesel single wheel , crew cab, pulling my 39' express cat (12' wide,20k lbs.+) , 85 mph on cruise !
No problem at all getting it stopped . I always have good equipment for that ! 
Ford F350 diesel single wheel , crew cab, pulling my 39' express cat (12' wide,20k lbs.+) , 85 mph on cruise !
No problem at all getting it stopped . I always have good equipment for that !
02-08-2005 | 10:39 PM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
boot, yeah how far did you get on that Excursion buddy?
I had the 26' Sonic up to 92mph behind the Avalanche once trying to make it to he Richmond Radar Shootout on time; oddly enough.
We towed Monsoon back from LOTO with BobbyB's 7.3 PSD Dually at better than 90mph a few times, and I have had Monsoon behind the Avalanche in the upper 80mph range a few times. I like having the Predator Diablo Power Tuner now, as you can watch all your engine's functions on the screen while driving.
I had the 26' Sonic up to 92mph behind the Avalanche once trying to make it to he Richmond Radar Shootout on time; oddly enough.
We towed Monsoon back from LOTO with BobbyB's 7.3 PSD Dually at better than 90mph a few times, and I have had Monsoon behind the Avalanche in the upper 80mph range a few times. I like having the Predator Diablo Power Tuner now, as you can watch all your engine's functions on the screen while driving.
02-08-2005 | 11:15 PM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
for get the f800 , you can buy a real truck say 8 to 10 yrars old slpper 350 475hp 8000 to 19000$ and have real brakes, get your self a c.d.L. 390 gears cruse 85 all day up and down any hill 
02-08-2005 | 11:55 PM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
Originally Posted by BlownRat
'04 GMC 2500HD Lifted Duramax...37' Active Thunder...70-75 Max!
Tows comfortably.
Tows comfortably.
AWESOME pic. They don't get much prettier than that. Sweet setup!!!
Is that H20 Warrior's former AT?
02-08-2005 | 11:55 PM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
2500HD towing a 28 Pantera. 75-85mph most of the time on the interstate as long as traffic is not too bad. 2 lane highway, I'm going as fast as the car in front of me
02-09-2005 | 12:52 AM
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42 sonic w/aluminum trailer 1/2 tank gas....75 mph from Washington DC to Ft.Lauderdale. A couple of times saw 80 no problem. Left DC at 0300 on Thursday morning arrived in Ft. Lauderdale Thursday night at 2130. Truck 1 ton dually gas 454 ci and turbo 400 trans no overdrive.......250 in gas.....
02-09-2005 | 01:31 AM
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Re: ~ Towing High Speed ~
My last truck before my 04 duramax was a 02 duramax,cruised at 85 as high as 95(speed limiter) towing 272 baja after first getting truck but after getting 3 flat tires at same time coming back from hardy pond once i keep it around 75 max of 85 now.After a miserable year of pulling the 272 with 99 dodge ram STRUGGLING even with 4.11 gears at 70 mph the duramax just seemed effortless at 85 or 95 ,I gues i needed SPEED RATED TRAILER TIRES! Smitty
