From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Sun May 07 2006 - 16:54:03 PDT
My CCKW cargo truck with civy 302 in it gets 6.5 mpg
When I tow the searchlight trailer with the Clark airborne
dozer in it, the mileage drops to 5.9 or about a 10% reduction
for almost doubling the GVW.
Surprised the heck out of me!
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
> well here we go again. Another trip on the highway, sans trailer. same
From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <recycler@swbell.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 7:42 PM
Subject: [MV] M105 effect on M35 MPG
> fuel etc. (the figures look poor but keep in mind I have a 6000LB S-280 in
> the back)
>
> before, with trailer: 6.680 MPG
>
> without trailer: 7.541 MPG
>
> What this tell me though is that towing an M105 with 500LBS in it reduces
> the muileage by 0.861 MPG or an 11.4% reduction.
>
> truck and trailer combined weight: 23150
>
> truck weight alone: 200000
>
> So a 13.6% decrease in weight nets an 11.4% increase in mileage in a
> moderately laden M35. I'd like to do a test without the S-280, but sans
> crane for removal, it's not going to happen.
>
> PJ
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