Return Trip

[hammer]

Hi Everybody,Just got back home from Fl. for the winter,might as well stayed there cause were sure having a cold snap here.The D/A run flawlessly all the way down & back.Just turned 24,000 the other day.Changed the rearend grease last Wend.& am going to take it in for a complete Trans. flush the first of next month.I gotta admit though all the miles we put on it it sure has proven it self to us.Between 9-12 pulling & 17-19 empty.Going through the hills it didnt even phase it,maybe lost 4 m.p.h. at the most.Never had so many poeple ask how we liked the truck in my life.We sure are proud of it the way its performing.Were pulling a Travel Supreme Tri-Axle 36 fter.Weight of the truck & trailer is approx. 26.000.The truck just toys with it.Had it up to 85 m.p.h. on Hyw. 75 in Georgia & could of got more.All the power we need.Hope everybody else is having good luck with theres also.When we leave next fall itll be heading to Texas to the Podry Islands.

[zrone]

Hammer Glad to hear the D-Max is doing the job. The Travel Supreme is a great RV. It was my wifes' and mine first choice but the weight worried me. After reading your post I guess I should not have been worried. We finally purchased a 35 Excel that weighs about 15,000lbs. I've towed this over 2000 miles with no problems. The best I have gotten is 11mpg. We hope to hit the road in six months when my wife retires. Hope to see you out there.

[hammer]

Zrone,I read your return & noticed you were a little skeptic of the Travel Supreme because of its weight.We are fulltimers & started out last fall.Our goal is to see the 49 states.How long itll take depends on the time we spend out there on the road.We left last fall in Oct.& got through 7 states on the way to Fl.On the way back we came through 6 states.The truck just toys with this trailer & dosnt seem to bother it whats so ever far as weight goes.Just turned 24,000 last week & always had plenty of power to pull it.The average pulling mileage is around 10 m.p.g.Most of the average speed on the (I) system was around 70-75 M.p.h.I did take it up to 84 0nce on I-75 in georgia & still had some left in it to go faster.Havent had a hill yet were we have lost more then 4 m.p.h.Ive had it now just a year & its yet to use 1 qt. of oil (none).Its never bene touched other then oil changes & general maint.I sure hope everybody else out there has the luck we have had with ours.Id buy anouther one in a second.Good luck on your travels & maybe some day well meet some were on the road.Hammer smile.gif