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HOWTO: Calculate towing speed/grade speed
I may end up just getting an old truck off craigslist or something. I feel like I would get a ticket for impeding traffic if I tried it.- [email protected]
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HOWTO: Calculate towing speed/grade speed
I will probably end up just renting a Silverado from Hertz rental cars for the vacation. Wanting to go down to Miami with the boat and a rental truck is only $1,400 for 30 days and unlimited miles. It was still fun doing the calculations though. I have towed it 2 hours west with the Spark...- [email protected]
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HOWTO: Calculate towing speed/grade speed
Alright I followed the guide to post the pics I wanted. Should be good now.- [email protected]
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Ok I went back to the calculator on the Wallace Racing website and typed in some other figures to try and compensate for the boat's drag like you said. The original figures I used were .35 Drag coefficient and 25 sq/ft of frontal area, which was for the car only because I thought the boat's...- [email protected]
- Post #11
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Ok so I worked everything out for my setup. Can someone please verify? I have a 2300 pound Chevy Spark and I want to tow a 1400 lb boat plus I weigh close to 200 for math simplicity. So my combined weight is estimated at 3900 lbs. My Chevy Spark has a 1.2L engine (84 HP @ 6400 RPM)...- [email protected]
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- Forum: Towing and Hauling
