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    Posted: 28 Mar 2020 at 3:40pm
Unless you are trying to outrun a storm, or on the way to labor and delivery to avoid a pod birth, what's the hurry?  Unless you are on a marathon cross-country drive, going a tad slower will only add 15 or 20 minutes to your trip, but you'll arrive a whole lot more relaxed and ready to fish.
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Generally, 60 mph with rare excursions faster (downhill, mostly). If I know there is a slower speed limit, I go that  speed, but I learned early on that faster than 60 is more stressful and definitely makes for a big hit on the gas mileage.
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Originally posted by Colt

My trailer's tires are rated for 65 mph sustained speeds, so I set the cruise on 62. Would never go that slow without the trailer; hurts my motor to go so slow!
I would probably argue that there is more wear on your motor at 75 than there is at 65. Might be hard to measure though (depending on the motor). At 55 MPH the motor in our F-150 is barely making 1500 RPM.
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My trailer's tires are rated for 65 mph sustained speeds, so I set the cruise on 62. Would never go that slow without the trailer; hurts my motor to go so slow!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2020 at 8:13am
We have enough truck to tow at any speed we choose, towing pretty much anything towable.. Tires rated to 81 mph.. Still try to stay around 60-62.. it's comfortable, and I very rarely have to deal with any passing..
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Posts: 39 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2020 at 4:23am
Even though we have E rated Goodyear’s on our 179 (80 mph rating), we never go over 65 mph. As previously stated what’s the rush? Plan your trip accordingly, distance, breaks, arrival time and most of all safety.
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Posts: 80 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2020 at 8:46pm
I purchased my Pod used in NC ( I live in PA about a 10 hr. drive without the Pod). When returning home I was in a hurry and I found myself approaching 80 mph consistently.  When I began reading this forum I found how foolish I was especially with the C rated tires. I upgraded to Endurance D rated tires and thought why am I in such a the hurry. I rarely go over 65 now.
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Posts: 67 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2020 at 6:50pm
Great poll idea! What, nobody in the 75-79 mph range yet??? LOL Seems like they're often passing me on the highway...but I live in Florida (God's waiting room) where we have flocks of snowbirds that migrate up and down I-95 each year. In just as much of a hurry to get here as they are to leave.
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