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10-26-2013, 03:40 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Jo-juh
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First real trip in the new (to us) TV
After towing the TM with a Honda Pilot for three years we upgraded our towing capacity with a Ford Excursion 7.3 diesel, 4WD.
Plenty of room for all the dogs and hunting gear.
And a rainbow in South Dakota.
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'20 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 L 4WD (Herschel)
'22 Keystone Cougar 32BHS 5er (Mellencamper)
'01 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3 L PSD 4WD (Rudolph) (Sold)
'18 Keystone Cougar 29BHS (Sold)
'15 Prime Tracer 25BHS (Traded)
'06 TrailManor 2619 (Traded)
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10-26-2013, 03:46 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NE Ohio
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Very nice, now just wondering mpg difference? Towing
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2012 Chevy Traverse 2009.5 TrailManor 2720 with cassette toilet modification. Cat scale weight 3980 lbs. full tanks
"Retractable hard side camper", way more than a pop up
2020 has 28 nights reserved and planning more.
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10-26-2013, 04:54 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: EAST TENNESSEE
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grtz on the nice upgrade,
you want even know it is back there, so be carefull it is easy to get going faster then you need to,  
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RANDY & VICKIE
2003 3124 KS
TV 02 AVALANCHE 2500 4X4 8.1L
W/ PRODIGY B.C.,MAXXIS 10 PLY,HONDA 3000I
TM HISTORY
(88) TM 25 KING, (91) TM 23,(98) 3023, (03) 3124KS
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10-26-2013, 04:55 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Looking at your pics reminds me, again, of why I like my TM - low-profile.
I have a smaller trailer, and a smaller diesel TV, but I sure do like the combination! Easy to tow.
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10-26-2013, 05:13 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: EAST TENNESSEE
Posts: 699
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrailManorMan
Very nice, now just wondering mpg difference?
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oh it will get the same mpg when towing as not towing 
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
RANDY & VICKIE
2003 3124 KS
TV 02 AVALANCHE 2500 4X4 8.1L
W/ PRODIGY B.C.,MAXXIS 10 PLY,HONDA 3000I
TM HISTORY
(88) TM 25 KING, (91) TM 23,(98) 3023, (03) 3124KS
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10-26-2013, 10:01 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Jo-juh
Posts: 420
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MPG Difference
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Originally Posted by TrailManorMan
Very nice, now just wondering mpg difference? Towing
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Same trip three years ago.
Pilot:
Best MPG w/ Pilot 15.0 mpg
Worst MPG w/ Pilot 8.9 MPG
Excursion:
Best MPG w/ Excursion 17.1 MPG
Worst MPG w/ Excursion 12.9 MPG
Now the differences:
More overall weight in the TV and TM with Excursion
Wind from the West in 2010 was more fierce and direct.
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'20 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 L 4WD (Herschel)
'22 Keystone Cougar 32BHS 5er (Mellencamper)
'01 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3 L PSD 4WD (Rudolph) (Sold)
'18 Keystone Cougar 29BHS (Sold)
'15 Prime Tracer 25BHS (Traded)
'06 TrailManor 2619 (Traded)
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10-27-2013, 06:38 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Jo-juh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbillyhotel
grtz on the nice upgrade,
you want even know it is back there, so be carefull it is easy to get going faster then you need to, |
We set the cruise at a couple mph over the limit and drove. A 44 gallon tank means you do not stop very often for fuel.
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'20 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 L 4WD (Herschel)
'22 Keystone Cougar 32BHS 5er (Mellencamper)
'01 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3 L PSD 4WD (Rudolph) (Sold)
'18 Keystone Cougar 29BHS (Sold)
'15 Prime Tracer 25BHS (Traded)
'06 TrailManor 2619 (Traded)
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10-27-2013, 06:55 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 662
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Sounds good, enjoy
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2012 Chevy Traverse 2009.5 TrailManor 2720 with cassette toilet modification. Cat scale weight 3980 lbs. full tanks
"Retractable hard side camper", way more than a pop up
2020 has 28 nights reserved and planning more.
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11-17-2013, 07:42 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Jo-juh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbillyhotel
oh it will get the same mpg when towing as not towing |
Did a 325 mile trip yesterday to Middle GA with only two dogs and got 19.01 MPG not towing.
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'20 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 L 4WD (Herschel)
'22 Keystone Cougar 32BHS 5er (Mellencamper)
'01 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3 L PSD 4WD (Rudolph) (Sold)
'18 Keystone Cougar 29BHS (Sold)
'15 Prime Tracer 25BHS (Traded)
'06 TrailManor 2619 (Traded)
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09-04-2014, 04:08 PM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Jo-juh
Posts: 420
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Took a drive to view a quail plantation in S. GA a week ago.
Some pictures of the TV and TM, my co-pilots, the grounds, and a punctured tire.
A short video leaving the grounds. http://vimeo.com/104239505
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'20 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 L 4WD (Herschel)
'22 Keystone Cougar 32BHS 5er (Mellencamper)
'01 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3 L PSD 4WD (Rudolph) (Sold)
'18 Keystone Cougar 29BHS (Sold)
'15 Prime Tracer 25BHS (Traded)
'06 TrailManor 2619 (Traded)
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