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 Post subject: Got me a new tow vehicle
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:24 pm 
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It is a 1996 Itasca Class A motorhome. It has a BBC with only 28,000 miles. Went to look at it friday and went back last night to bring it home. The wife even likes it!!!! :D

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:48 pm 
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:06 pm 
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Be sure to check the towing set up VERY carefully, they usually aren't braced well enough for much more than a small boat unless specifically ordered that way or previously modified...

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:59 am 
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Thanks, I am going to look at getting something under the tongue, something like a Trailer Toad or Tuff Tow. When my dad gets back from Arizona I will have him help me figure something out. The motorhome will more than likely sit at the track most of the summer.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:41 am 
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show us the motor lol

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:15 pm 
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something in my head keeps saying disco ball,neon lights and shag carpeting when i see them pics of that motor coach man 8O :lol:....looks clean man good find 8)

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:34 am 
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those items will be added soon!!! :lol: thanks.

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an isuzu NPR strate 6 diesel is just what it needs. :P

other wize its a 6/9 mpg ride, i mite even pay pal you $5 if it gets more than 9 :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 5:29 am 
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trooper T/diesel wrote:
an isuzu NPR strate 6 diesel is just what it needs. :P

other wize its a 6/9 mpg ride, i mite even pay pal you $5 if it gets more than 9 :lol:


I think you will be safe trooper T. The first time I checked the mileage I got 5.7 but that was with running the generator for 2 hours. And it was very windy also. So it was probably a little of 6!!! :D Would like to take it on a long haul to give it the real test.

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PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:03 pm 
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is it just a run of the mill HD T400 3 speed and a 4.11 rear end?
or is it a 4speed T400?

had that set up in are ford.........just a C6 not a T400 and 460 not 454

first gear way to tall, 3RD gear way to low, and 2ND when ever at WOT :lol:
and yea 6/8 mpg, 9 down hill in N with engine off :lol:

the worst was 16 miles on 5 gallens thats 3.2 MPG 8O empty in stop and go.

an I-6 diesel what ever brand you like, whould be 10/13 mpg at 55 thats 85% or more MPG.
mabe more with a manual trans. :egeek

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PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 7:11 pm 
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9 with the eng. off. :lol: I like that.

With the Peterbilt, I get 9.7 with no trailer, 5-7 with a legal load, depending on the weight, and about 2.5-3.5 when pulling the 9 axle loaded. That's grossing around 200,000lbs. I'm am SO glad it's a company truck, and I don't get that fuel bill. 8O

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PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 6:38 pm 
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It has the 4 speed auto, not sure of the rear gears. I filled up again the other day and got 5.1 mpg but is with running the generator for 4 hours. After I got the rig in the driveway the wife came over and asked me how much? I asked her if she really wanted to know. She said not really. It was down to 1/4 tank and took $180 to fill it back up!! She told me that is pretty expensive for just a hobby. :D

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Ouch, my 32 footer with the Ford V-10 gets 12 loaded towing my 20 foot boat.

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PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:29 am 
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That is very good. I wish mine got that good of mileage. But the motorhome mileage is a little better than my old dually and the wife seems happy with the motorhome except for the mileage part!!

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:48 am 
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You might think of putting a hitch on the front too.

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:16 pm 
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I have seen a few with the hitch on the front.

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