towing gas mileage
I just pulled a cargo trailer from Denver to Sacramento. I drove I-70 and was in 2nd gear(4200 rpm) for great lenghs-up to thirty miles. I still got about 11 mpg.
I was pleasantly suprised.
Also, leaving Denver on I-70 west is a formidable grade. I had od off, but with cruise control the truck went to 2nd to catch up to set speed and then go back to 3rd. Then the truck would slow down again, and go back to 2nd. Thinking about what I had learned from these threads-and especially Rocky Mountain Ray, I put the truck in 2nd-cc cancels in 2nd-and used my foot. The tundra climbed those mountains 55mph no problem.
Stephen
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