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PC HOTROD · 02-07-2007, 09:14 AM

Topped-off on 1/26/07 after a full week of sitting in traffic during my commute, hand calculated 16.6 mpg. Filled up yesterday after our 280 mile round trip to a motocross track, hand calculated 11.0 mpg. That's not too bad considering we were towing a 22 foot V-Nose enclosed MX trailer weighing 5700 lb. and never slowed below 75 mph while running on the interstate.

One other thing that impressed me about the truck is its ability to easily tow in 6th gear. I wanted to see how well the truck handled an incline at 75 mph in high-gear so I set the Allison to manual mode and selected 6th. gear when approaching what is referred to has the I-10 New Orleans East High Rise Bridge. Amazingly, she held the speed but did require a bit more go-pedal as we approached the peak.

Not bad at all considering we were hauling our MX trailer loading with 4 bikes and gear, with 2 bikes in the bed and 5 peeps in the truck. See photo below.

Now for the most recent mileage with the truck and trailer loaded to the gills.... topped off on 2/2/07 and pulled about 300 miles round-trip with 22 foot enclosed V-Nose MX trailer (see photo below) weighing 6000 lb. maintaining between 60-75 mph while running on the interstate and being a bit too aggressive when accelerating. Hand calculated 12.4 mpg. Still not bad in my book considering that I've got 6 tires on the ground at all times.

02-07-2007, 09:14 AM	eBay Motors #30 (permalink)
PC HOTROD Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 10	Topped-off on 1/26/07 after a full week of sitting in traffic during my commute, hand calculated 16.6 mpg. Filled up yesterday after our 280 mile round trip to a motocross track, hand calculated 11.0 mpg. That's not too bad considering we were towing a 22 foot V-Nose enclosed MX trailer weighing 5700 lb. and never slowed below 75 mph while running on the interstate. One other thing that impressed me about the truck is its ability to easily tow in 6th gear. I wanted to see how well the truck handled an incline at 75 mph in high-gear so I set the Allison to manual mode and selected 6th. gear when approaching what is referred to has the I-10 New Orleans East High Rise Bridge. Amazingly, she held the speed but did require a bit more go-pedal as we approached the peak. Not bad at all considering we were hauling our MX trailer loading with 4 bikes and gear, with 2 bikes in the bed and 5 peeps in the truck. See photo below. Now for the most recent mileage with the truck and trailer loaded to the gills.... topped off on 2/2/07 and pulled about 300 miles round-trip with 22 foot enclosed V-Nose MX trailer (see photo below) weighing 6000 lb. maintaining between 60-75 mph while running on the interstate and being a bit too aggressive when accelerating. Hand calculated 12.4 mpg. Still not bad in my book considering that I've got 6 tires on the ground at all times. __________________ 2006 GMC 3500 Crew-Cab Dually LBZ Allison 1000 6 Speed Last edited by PC HOTROD : 02-07-2007 at 09:17 AM.