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MtnRunner
 Post subject: Going across country with a 5x8 enclosed Uhaul trailer
PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:10 am 
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Hey all,

With the help of a few beers and much cussing I got my Curt trailer hitch installed with the electrical wiring. Everything works great!

Ill be driving from VA to OK with a 5x8 enclosed trailer. Trying to get a rough estimate on what the gas mileage is going to be. How detrimental will the trailer have on the gas mileage? The trailer will weigh no more than 1,000 #'s.

I have a '03 Sport.

Any other advice is appreciated.


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ihatemybike
 Post subject: Re: Going across country with a 5x8 enclosed Uhaul trailer
PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:04 am 
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MtnRunner wrote:
The trailer will weigh no more than $1,000.

Are we talking 1000-$1s, 200-$5s, 100-$10s, 50-$20s, 20-$50s or 10-$100s?

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 Post subject: Re: Going across country with a 5x8 enclosed Uhaul trailer
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oops ignroe the dollar sign. :BANANA:
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when you get here to OK... I will tell you howdy. ha!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:19 pm 
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I drove from UT to Fl than FL back to UT with the largest UHaul enclosed dual axle they rent fully loaded but I didn't bother tracking MPG. When I went UT to FL I had 3.73 gears and when I went FL to UT I had 4.10. I am pretty sure I did better on the way back probably 14-16MPGs but there was a matter of a bit of a mountain range which probably brought the MPG's down especially with the 3.73 gears.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:27 pm 
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AS a heads up, the tare weight of the trailer is 900 pounds. So, if you will be carrying 1k of cargo, you will be at roughly 1900#.

Give yourself plenty of room to stop....the uhaul surge brakes are marginal, if not non-functional at best.

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thanks for the advice fellaz!
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Check your owners manual on the diff oil I know that on my 06 you need to change out the light weight gear oil for the heavy weight gear oil when towing.
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were you in fairview heights, il on friday evening.........? i saw a green lifted liberty w/ black trailor by the mall right off HWY 64 in fairview. it'd be pretty funny if i saw you.... :lol:

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