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Old 09-25-2018, 06:42 AM   #21
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Of course it's all dependent on road and weather conditions. Sweet spot on open roads is 63 m.p.h. for our setup. Secondary roads are more dependent on visibility as opposed to handling. We travel rural roads in PA often (Amish country) and popping over a hill and discovering a horse & buggy lopping along in the road can ruin everyone's day.
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Old 09-25-2018, 07:33 AM   #22
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On the freeways I stick to 5 under, so 60 in a 65, 65 in a 70. The rest of the time the speed limit. There have been a couple of times that I can remember hitting 70-72, while passing a slow Prius, and passing a slow older motor home, both on the same trip back from camping.
The interstates in west Texas the speed limit is 85 so 5 under you're doing 80? LOL!
I've got a buddy that 55 is his max (which too damn slow), it's 800+ miles across Texas on I-10, at 55 mph it feels like you're walking & seems like a month to get across.
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We travel as fast as we can go between filling stations with our gas hog 7.5L. Others may have a "sweet spot" but the ol' gas hog just has a THRISTY SPOT! I get nervous going over 60 mph as I haven't practiced panic stops with a trailer so I think it is easier to go fairly slow and not find out what an 80 mph panic stop entails. Of course, if you are a very experience trailer driver your experience may vary.
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Old 09-25-2018, 07:47 AM   #24
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65-67 mph in most cases... I rarely exceed 67 when towing the 5'er

I do know the governor cuts the fuel at 98... had it happen a couple of times passing on the toll road and running bobtail.. (85mph speed limit)
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The interstates in west Texas the speed limit is 85 so 5 under you're doing 80? LOL!
I've got a buddy that 55 is his max (which too damn slow), it's 800+ miles across Texas on I-10, at 55 mph it feels like you're walking & seems like a month to get across.
I've never seen 85, the highest around here (WA, OR, CA) is 70.
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I've never seen 85, the highest around here (WA, OR, CA) is 70.
I've traveled I-5 in all of those states & 70 is merely a suggestion for the majority of those folks!!! Plus 90% of them can't drive at any speed!!!
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Old 09-25-2018, 08:02 AM   #27
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I usually tow between 60-65 MPH.
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Old 09-25-2018, 08:13 AM   #28
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We travel as fast as we can go between filling stations with our gas hog 7.5L. Others may have a "sweet spot" but the ol' gas hog just has a THRISTY SPOT! I get nervous going over 60 mph as I haven't practiced panic stops with a trailer so I think it is easier to go fairly slow and not find out what an 80 mph panic stop entails. Of course, if you are a very experience trailer driver your experience may vary.

You don't want to try your hand at a real life panic stop; experienced or not. Those advocating towing above 70 just haven't got to have that experience; I've had a few. Truck, trailer, brakes don't mean much when you're towing 10k+. Sure, if they're defective you will have problems, but even if they are perfect that combo will NOT stop like an empty car/truck. I was crossing Mobile Bay on I10 doing about 65 (flow of traffic) and a LONG way behind the car in front of me. All of a sudden everyone starts hitting their brakes and locking it down (there had been an accident at the entrance to the Mobile tunnel is what the sign later said). I saw the brakes coming on and hit mine hard but could not for the life of me (quite literally) slow down as fast as everyone else. The person in front of me locked it down and I was coming up hard so started angling for the right rear corner of their car in the event I couldn't stop. We did....about a foot short of the car; about 2' from the concrete barricade on the outside of the bridge and the choppy bay about 30-40' under us. My wife was beside herself and I was beyond relief, joyous that I hadn't hit the car or went off the edge. The guy in front of me obviously had no idea what was going on behind him as he had stopped at least 50' behind the car in front of him. If he had been paying attention he could have just pulled forward 15-20' and the event would have played differently....but he didn't. If I had been going 70 or more I would have hit the car or worse. So, to me, towing at 70+ is like playing Russian roulette or gambling, I do neither, but if you do one day your luck will probably run out. JMO/YMMV
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Yep Danny know that tunnel well as it seems that they have an accident there on that bridge almost everyday. I 10 from about Ocean Springs to the Loxely exit is a dangerous stretch of road and I am always on high alert. When working it seemed we where always dispatched to an accident on I10. I will tow 63-68 on highways and posted speed or a little lower on 2 lanes if conditions permit. Anyone traveling through that tunnel or across bridges please pay close attention, like I stated a lot of accidents and a bunch of fatalities on that stretch of road.
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The interstates in west Texas the speed limit is 85 so 5 under you're doing 80? LOL!
I've got a buddy that 55 is his max (which too damn slow), it's 800+ miles across Texas on I-10, at 55 mph it feels like you're walking & seems like a month to get across.
"The sun has riz, the sun has set and here I is in Texas yet"

I try to keep it between 60 & 65... sometimes it will get above 70 coming down hill, but the tow/haul mode helps with that.

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If you are headed out towards El Paso on IH10, the sun is in your eyes about 18 hours of the day. If you haven't heard the term ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE, this is kind of critical if you have a trailer in tow; not many know what it actually is and experience driving a cage or bike doesn't really cut it. Let's see some stats on typical stopping distance with a 5ver in tow. I am just guessing but the stopping distance is likely much longer than what most would guess. I also suspect at 80mph the stopping distance will need an airstrip to bring a 5ver in tow down to a stop.
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Yep Danny know that tunnel well as it seems that they have an accident there on that bridge almost everyday. I 10 from about Ocean Springs to the Loxely exit is a dangerous stretch of road and I am always on high alert. When working it seemed we where always dispatched to an accident on I10. I will tow 63-68 on highways and posted speed or a little lower on 2 lanes if conditions permit. Anyone traveling through that tunnel or across bridges please pay close attention, like I stated a lot of accidents and a bunch of fatalities on that stretch of road.

Seems the bridge and tunnel are usually a mess. We've started avoiding the tunnel and taking the exit before it (coming from FL) and take Industrial?? to hwy. 98 heading on to MS. The bridge can get congested as well and some seem to think it's a long race track. May start taking the old hwy. 90? to avoid the whole issue since we do it twice a year.
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You don't want to try your hand at a real life panic stop; experienced or not. Those advocating towing above 70 just haven't got to have that experience; I've had a few. Truck, trailer, brakes don't mean much when you're towing 10k+. Sure, if they're defective you will have problems, but even if they are perfect that combo will NOT stop like an empty car/truck. I was crossing Mobile Bay on I10 doing about 65 (flow of traffic) and a LONG way behind the car in front of me. All of a sudden everyone starts hitting their brakes and locking it down (there had been an accident at the entrance to the Mobile tunnel is what the sign later said). I saw the brakes coming on and hit mine hard but could not for the life of me (quite literally) slow down as fast as everyone else. The person in front of me locked it down and I was coming up hard so started angling for the right rear corner of their car in the event I couldn't stop. We did....about a foot short of the car; about 2' from the concrete barricade on the outside of the bridge and the choppy bay about 30-40' under us. My wife was beside herself and I was beyond relief, joyous that I hadn't hit the car or went off the edge. The guy in front of me obviously had no idea what was going on behind him as he had stopped at least 50' behind the car in front of him. If he had been paying attention he could have just pulled forward 15-20' and the event would have played differently....but he didn't. If I had been going 70 or more I would have hit the car or worse. So, to me, towing at 70+ is like playing Russian roulette or gambling, I do neither, but if you do one day your luck will probably run out. JMO/YMMV
Around the east coast it's near impossible to stay "a long way back". The idiots will jump in front of you and typically hit the breaks. I'd love to understand their thought process on that. I'll kidd my DW and tell her that I'm pulling over and stopping so I can remove the sign off of the back that says "PLEASE CUT ME OFF"
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On an open interstate highway, between 65-70. Will very (rarely) occasionally push to 75 to pass a semi that is doing 60 if I am slowly passing and holding up traffic. My Carlisles are rated to 81 mph, so I am staying well below their safety threshold.

60 or less on a smaller road, if the posted speed limit is higher than that. Otherwise stick to the speed limit on open roads. Much slower in city/town situations to allow adequate stopping distance.
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Typically keep it around 65, unless the speed limit is lower. Most highways and interstates in Texas are 75.
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Doesn't take much to get people stirred up on here. Occasionally clear good road I put it up 75 -80 tires are 81 rated. Cruised at 70 today from Wall to Sioux Good?
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Doesn't take much to get people stirred up on here. Occasionally clear good road I put it up 75 -80 tires are 81 rated. Cruised at 70 today from Wall to Sioux Good?

Don't know that they get "stirred up"; maybe just question the wisdom of anyone towing a 14,260 lb. trailer at 80mph with a 3/4 ton (you don't say)??? Tires rated at 81 so you're good to go driving 80 with that load on that kind of truck.....? I can cruise all day at 70 as well, but, common sense (thankfully) prevails. Good?
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Tires are rated 65 mph so that is my limit.
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Old 09-25-2018, 06:44 PM   #39
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I'll tow at 65 on a freeway where the posted limits range from 70 to 80. I find 60 to 65 to be a comfortable highway towing speed. When towing I don't want to keep up with traffic because I want extra room in front and in back. At 65 cars pass and clear out in front pretty quickly and you usually don't have any tailgaters. I also gain 1 or tow miles per gallon. Give yourself an extra hour and take your time.
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I set the cruise to 55, no more than 60. We are never in a hurry and I would rather have the impatient drivers pass so I don’t have mess with the cruise. Better mileage at that speed too.
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