Rodeo
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- Two If By Sea
In a previous post about towing I asked a couple of questions about towing a new (to us) R25 from Apalachicola, FL to Red Lodge, MT. My questions involved whether I needed a weight distribution system for more stability and also what I might expect from a 2014 F350 with a 6.2L gas engine. When I bought the truck a Ranger was not in our plans and since we have other trucks around the ranch to tow short distances made the decision to save $11,000 and about a $1 a gallon at that time and try the gas engine.
Made it to Apalach in about two and half days and averaged 13.1 MPG going the more northern route through St. Louis, Nashville etc. Spent two days in Apalach and Marc and his fine staff at Wefings in Eastpointe had the boat ready to go on Tuesday as planned. Decided to head home the more southern route through Baton Rouge, Dallas and then up through OKC and Wichita around Denver and then to Billings and into Red Lodge. Averaged 7.1 MPG on the trip home, hit a low of 4.2 into a 40 MPH headwind and as high as 8.1 with a nice tail wind. With the differential in cost of gas vs diesel I figure was probably getting about another 1.5 MPG. Also figure I was going from 5500 feet to sea level on the trip down and the reverse on the trip home.
The truck performed beautifully and I soon found myself going faster than my mentally agreed upon top speed on the trip home. One word of warning to anyone in the Dallas area, AVOID IT! Worst ongoing construction project I have ever seen, a couple of times I thought my next stop would be at a dry cleaners.
Also while driving on I70 in Kansas I looked up to see a R21 headed eastbound, white with green trim I believe. Altogether drove about 5200 miles in 9 days, way to much for this old guy.
Made it to Apalach in about two and half days and averaged 13.1 MPG going the more northern route through St. Louis, Nashville etc. Spent two days in Apalach and Marc and his fine staff at Wefings in Eastpointe had the boat ready to go on Tuesday as planned. Decided to head home the more southern route through Baton Rouge, Dallas and then up through OKC and Wichita around Denver and then to Billings and into Red Lodge. Averaged 7.1 MPG on the trip home, hit a low of 4.2 into a 40 MPH headwind and as high as 8.1 with a nice tail wind. With the differential in cost of gas vs diesel I figure was probably getting about another 1.5 MPG. Also figure I was going from 5500 feet to sea level on the trip down and the reverse on the trip home.
The truck performed beautifully and I soon found myself going faster than my mentally agreed upon top speed on the trip home. One word of warning to anyone in the Dallas area, AVOID IT! Worst ongoing construction project I have ever seen, a couple of times I thought my next stop would be at a dry cleaners.
Also while driving on I70 in Kansas I looked up to see a R21 headed eastbound, white with green trim I believe. Altogether drove about 5200 miles in 9 days, way to much for this old guy.