How fast do you drive

[doc73]

On our way home in MI we were passed by many trailers. Several were later seen with flats on the side of the road. A few boat trailers as well. One older roo type trailer passed us at prob 75 with his awning legs flying out into the right lane as he was in the left... While dragging his sewer cap.. Saw an rv dragging is 3ft dump hose down the road... One Sabre in the left lane of a 3 Lane highway driving 65 on the 70 highway holding up the flow... It's been a good trip for us..

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[actadh]

DH is the driver and he just said that 62 is the sweet spot for our truck and trailer combo.

Best for fuel economy, best for trailer handling, and everybody passes you. Less fatigue when driving, you are not a hazard to others, and you rarely have to back off on the cruise control.

[tande]

Having spent my younger yrs. in the professional/motor/sports/racing business.....I can say driving on todays public roads scares the he!! out of me.....IMHO, driving skills in general are at an all/time LOW! ......

[doc73]

I can agree to that. You may hate me... But I run the traffic unit for work and we get more aggressive driving violations than stop sign and similar stuff. It amazes me what we get and see.

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[boatman]

Our truck likes it around 65 as well, Like others have said if you stay just a little slower than most of the traffic you can just cruise along with the cruise control on. Less running up on slower drivers in your lane and getting pissed off when they don't move over.


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[Austintatious]

If I'm pulling with my Jeep (usually trips to the coast on back roads) then I'm at 55-60.

If I'm pulling with my Ram Ecodiesel, then I'm at 60-65.

I don't mind being passed by others in more of a hurry than me, and those are the speeds that both vehicles seem to perform best at.

[NMWildcat]

Just got home from being on I10 (75mph freeway) all day from AZ to NM. Came up on a large group of vehicles going very slow. We thought there must be a wreck or some more construction. Nope, just 4 RVs all in a row going 55 making the heavy traffic (lots of semi trucks) queue up to pass them. Maybe someday I will agree that slower is always safer but I'm not there yet. So when I pass all you slow and steadies I'll shake my head and call you a rolling roadblock and you can shake your head and call me an impatient idiot. But I'm betting we all get where we are going at the end of the day.

Then to make things worse all 4 RVs were from Texas. Sorry... couldn't help myself.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by NMWildcat

...(lots of semi trucks) queue up to pass them...

Being 4 lane divided, why would there be a queue to pass? Don't think you can blame it all on the RV's. JMO

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by NMWildcat

Just got home from being on I10 (75mph freeway) all day from AZ to NM. Came up on a large group of vehicles going very slow. We thought there must be a wreck or some more construction. Nope, just 4 RVs all in a row going 55 making the heavy traffic (lots of semi trucks) queue up to pass them. Maybe someday I will agree that slower is always safer but I'm not there yet. So when I pass all you slow and steadies I'll shake my head and call you a rolling roadblock and you can shake your head and call me an impatient idiot. But I'm betting we all get where we are going at the end of the day.

Then to make things worse all 4 RVs were from Texas. Sorry... couldn't help myself.

Until very recently, trailer tires were only rated for 65mph; but apparently you think these folk should go 70-75mph.

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Being 4 lane divided, why would there be a queue to pass? Don't think you can blame it all on the RV's. JMO

Sure I can. Traffic speeded right up after getting by them. Actually we see this a lot but usually it is 2 semi trucks taking up both lanes for several miles. This time I think it was slow semis passing slower RVs. And they were from Texas so I blame 'em for a lot of stuff

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by rockfordroo

Until very recently, trailer tires were only rated for 65mph; but apparently you think these folk should go 70-75mph.

Exactly!! I was going 70 and I quit running ST tires long ago.

[BandJCarm]

But I haven't. So how fast should I drive?

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by BandJCarm

But I haven't. So how fast should I drive?

As fast as you want to

[doc73]

Originally Posted by NMWildcat

As fast as you want to

I was going to say the samething... Adding until your tires explode.. Might be 75, 85, or even just 45... One never knows, like a tootsie pop....

[Ba-Busch-Ka]

Like many here 62 is my sweet spot. Don't like changing blown tires on the side of the road!

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by Ba-Busch-Ka

Like many here 62 is my sweet spot. Don't like changing blown tires on the side of the road!

Then stop buying STs

[djemgoss]

Originally Posted by Kaboingy

Curious how fast you drive while pulling your trailer? I think I remember reading to stay between 60-65mph? My husband wants to go 70mph and our TV can do it but I don't want to blow a tire....

On my first trip with our Roo 21SS I drove between 70 and 75, but the gas milage was very bad, around 7 mpg. I keeep it between 60 and 65 now and my mpg is around 10.5 mpg. My TV is a 2015 Ford F-150, 2.7 ltr Eco Boost. Trailer pulled great at 75, but the mpg sucked!!!

[Bowhnter]

My St Tires are rated for 75, I drive ~70 with no issues so far.

[boatman]

Speeding while pulling a trailer should be automatic double fine, people you've got in a lot of cases double your tow vehicles weight behind you. I don't care if you put your life in danger, I do care if you put my family's life in danger because you're in a big ass hurry.


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[stantyszka]

65 Mph at around 1800 RPM on flat road. Hills I go up around 60 at higher RPM. Tires rated at 70 but why push it. Be safe and arrive a few minutes late.