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DavMar 
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 Topic: Whats pulling your RPodPosted: 17 Apr 2019 at 8:17pm |
Sorry, but tell me why don't you just go buy a diesel pusher motor home?  |
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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Commander203
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Posted: 17 Apr 2019 at 4:04pm |
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Mike & Erin
2013 Tundra 4.6L V8 (Tow PK) 2006 Honda Goldwing GL 1800 2005 Honda VTX 1800N |
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Commander203
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Hello all, It has been a while since I’ve posted butI do drop in every now and then as the info here
works on most travel trailers. I find the last few posts on this subject very
familiar. First off I sold my Pod a few years ago and decided camping wasn’t
for us. I owned an r-pod 179 towed by a Toyota Tundra 4.6 liter V8. Excellent
setup and never should have traded the truck. So bought a 2016 Silverado 5.3 liter V8 with tow package.
(Tow package was by accident as I had no plans for another trailer) Moving
along to 2018 we got the camping fever again and bought a 30 foot trailer with
a max loaded weight of 7500 lbs. After loading and weighing on a CAT scale it
weighed a little over 6300 lbs. Towed it a bit with this truck for a while but
had limited payload. Truck pulled and handled well but with a tong weight of
790 lbs, two labs, my wife and I, left only a few pounds for equipment. So, like the Abercrombies I traded the 1500 and bought a 2018 Denali 2500 HD. If you are squeezing
out 11 mpg towing that’s great, congrats. The reason I posted this is if I was planning to purchase a
vehicle now with plans of upgrading later to a larger trailer, knowing what my
experiences have been I’d spend the extra cash and go diesel because owners
state they get between 18-20 MPG towing. With the long history of this hobby of
traveling and camping that certainly will probably be in my future. Thanks for reading this long post and hopefully you gained
some info and will make a wise decision on your next tow vehicle and give it
more thought than I did. Love the truck just hate the fuel mileage. Like stated
earlier by the Abercrombies, “live & learn”.
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Mike & Erin
2013 Tundra 4.6L V8 (Tow PK) 2006 Honda Goldwing GL 1800 2005 Honda VTX 1800N |
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Stealth_81
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We have two vehicles set up to tow our 179. My 2017 Tundra is the primary because of the cargo room in the bed. My wife's 2016 4-Runner works as well and we used it for a short trip last Fall. The thing we found is that the Tundra' 5.7L V-8 regularly gets around 14-15 mpg in mixed daily driving and it drops to 12 or so pulling the R-Pod. The 4-Runner with the 4.0L V-6 gets 18-20 in daily driving but drops to the same 12 mpg as the Tundra when pulling the camper. If the mileage gain was worth it I would use the 4-Runner but the Tundra wins the tie. I haven't had any problems pulling with either vehicle. The hitch heights are identical so no adjustments need to be made for going from one to the other.
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2018 R-Pod 179
His - 2019 F-150 Super Crew 3.5 Eco Hers - 2016 4-Runner 4.0 V-6 |
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Woodmiester
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Pulling with a 2004 Explorer Sport Trac.. Great job.......Over with the big trucks going up long steep grades
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wooleeman
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Posted: 21 Aug 2018 at 10:28pm |
I know the 1/2 ton is plenty to tow the POD but I have been considering purchasing a larger trailer and wanted to research all of the increased expenses. |
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2016 RP-179 (Sold 9/2020) 2014 Silverado Crew Cab. 6-1/2' Bed Golden Retriever (DOB 6/16/2020) English Bulldog (RIP 6/15/2020) |
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GlueGuy
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IMO, almost any of the half-ton pickups are more than good enough to pull any R-pod. Sure, you can go to a 3/4 ton, but only if you have other tasks that are bigger than an R-pod. In the mean time, enjoy the smoother ride, and the better (generally) gas mileage.
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2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Abercrombies
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Wise decision!👍🏼 The trade in deal I got for our high mileage, 1500 GMC Sierra,Was too good to pass up! But I hate we lost the excellent fuel mileage (23 mpg Hwy & 15.8 City or towing) down to 15 Hwy & 11 towing👎
Oh well,"live & learn" |
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"better than we deserve!"👍🏼
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wooleeman
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Posted: 15 Aug 2018 at 10:26am |
I was at the Chevrolet dealer yesterday to have my shark fin antenna sealed and I questioned the service advisor about the cost of servicing the DuraMax in a 3/4 ton. He proceeded to talk me out of it. Said with the cost of servicing the engine and transmission along with using the Def fluid it would be silly to upgrade my 1/2 ton Silverado unless I was pulling something a lot larger and really needed the power. My 1/2 ton gets about 14.5 pulling the trailer over the highway and a lot more without trailer. Guess I'll wait.
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Abercrombies
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Well, that being said! Got an option to trade our 2015 GMC 1500 for a 2018 GMC 2500HD Denali. Big mistake, new truck has plenty of pulling power, but is lousy on fuel consumption!👎
Best I can squeeze out of her towing (so far) is 11 mpg? Should have stuck with the 2015 GMC with the "Active Fuel Management" feature! 🙄 |
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"better than we deserve!"👍🏼
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When not towing the best I’ve gotten is around 13 MPG highway and
only 11 in the city. By the way that is
with the 6 liter gas V8. Tows the trailer like a beast, love the bells and whistles
but fuel mileage is no joke as a tow vehicle.