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RE: Towing? - 10/11/2006 4:18:17 PM

jasonw75

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Dave:

Wanna trade me Hoes? I want your 4:10's

Jason

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RE: Towing? - 10/11/2006 4:23:11 PM

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I've towed a lot of stuff in my life with a lot of different tow vehicles and I don't think I've ever seen 3MPG. Based on you 3/4 tank in 80 miles theory, thats pretty close to your mpg. Sounds a little shady to me.

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RE: Towing? - 10/11/2006 5:45:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: jasonw75

I've towed a lot of stuff in my life with a lot of different tow vehicles and I don't think I've ever seen 3MPG. Based on you 3/4 tank in 80 miles theory, thats pretty close to your mpg. Sounds a little shady to me.

Ok you got me I lied! The needle was between 1/2 and 3/4(closer to 3/4 about 3/4 to the 3/4 mark.) And the mileage is 45 miles there and back...so 90 miles...

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RE: Towing? - 10/11/2006 7:19:21 PM

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Just did a 400+ mile trip with a 6000 lb trailer. Used Tow/Haul in 3rd gear. Avereaged 10 mpg @ 70 mph. About half of that was through the mountains.

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RE: Towing? - 10/11/2006 7:22:12 PM

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What gears do you have TJ?

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RE: Towing? - 10/12/2006 7:53:40 PM

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What gears do you have TJ?

I have the 3.73 ring gear.

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RE: Towing? - 10/13/2006 2:39:12 PM

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What about the pinion gear?

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RE: Towing? - 10/13/2006 2:54:42 PM

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What about my trade?

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RE: Towing? - 10/13/2006 7:11:50 PM

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U guys have got 2 excuse me here, being a 'new member' et all, but why did member ZX1100F1 ask 'What about the pinion gear? '. since i've seen quite a # of your posts, ZX1100F1, and U seem 2 B quite knowledgeable about the automotive field, U should know that when someone says 'I have the 3.73 ring gear.' they typically mean the ratio is as they stated, because we all know that it takes the # of teeth on the ring gear, divided by the # of teeth on the pinion to get the gear ratio.

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RE: Towing? - 10/13/2006 8:25:32 PM

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My guess is that it was a smart alec reply to the above post where they said they had "3.73 ring gear" instead of just a 3.73 or a 3.73 rear as it is normally stated.

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