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Old 01-22-2014, 03:14 PM   #1
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Default Tv mileage with a trailmanor

Hello all.

I'm looking at a new to me tt. I'm leaning toward a trailmanor for a host of reasons including tv mileage, living space verse folded size and weight. The likely candidate is the 2720 or if I'm lucky the 3124 depending or timing, location and price.

So the heart of my question is what have you all experienced as far as tv mileage towing and not towing a trailmanor. I know the answers are going to be all over the place but more looking to get how much worse it gets with the trailer.

As an example my current tv is a 2004 jeep grand Cherokee with ho 4.7l v8. Best case I get 20 mpg on the highway with nothing in the vehicle, towing nothing and cruise set about 70 on flat interstate. Around town I get about 16-17 and with kayaks and bike and camping stuff I get a little less on the interstate. When I towed my current tt back from Florida with tv and tt empty I got about 10-11 mpg at 55 mph on flat interstates. IMO that's pretty bad.

According to trailmanor you use about one additional gallon per 100 miles. Using that math, I would go from around 16 mpg when loaded without the trailmanor to a little below 14 with the in tow.

Can anyone give some examples of mileage with and without the trailmanor to support or disprove this? Also what tv are you using.

As a side thought the other tt I'm looking at is the vcross vibe. It's a little lighter but has far less inside room. It does have a really nice large bathroom up front and 60gal grey holding tank. In addition I like the thought of just opening the door and getting stuff in and out while stopped along the way. The manufacture says the v front helps with gas mileage and stability. Ive got a thread on their owners forum to see if anyone can quantify the mileage difference with that tt.

Thanks in advance for your time.
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Old 01-22-2014, 04:12 PM   #2
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First of all, speed is a major factor in fuel economy (not to mention safety), especially when towing. I never tow faster than 60 MPH -- after that, fuel economy takes a big dump.

When I tow our fully loaded 2720SL, ready for camping, with our Toyota Sequoia, I get 12-13 MPG on the highway. Without the trailer, I get about 20 MPG on the highway.

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Old 01-22-2014, 04:45 PM   #3
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YMMV--but I get 16 towing and 18 not towing on the highway with Ford 150 ecoboost. Interestingly enough, when I towed my old Coleman Bayside to trade for my Trailmanor- I got 1mpg better with the TM even thought it was about 1000 lbs heavier--but that was only 100 miles each way.
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Old 01-22-2014, 05:07 PM   #4
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My mileage drops 2.5 mpg when towing and I do slow down a bit.
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Old 01-22-2014, 05:47 PM   #5
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Just this thought, we all know tha mpg is allways a concern, for lack of better wording. But i would also like to mention the stability while towing a tm,i must say it is the tops with what is out there.
Yes there is a trade off when you just can't reach in and grab something every stop. BUt when the trucks go strolling by you and you don't even feel the trailer move, there is some worth in that also.. just my op.
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Old 01-23-2014, 04:27 AM   #6
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At 11200# combined and a speed of 62 mph we get 13 mpg with the dodge 4.8l
Never towed the TM with the Cherokee but towing a Coleman Mesa with it got about 15 mpg between Fl and NC. Again speed was 62 mph as that seems to be the sweet spot on the 4.8L with our driving habits.

As a little more comparison using the Dodge to tow a 28 ft Outback from MD to FL; I burned about 15 gals every 125 mile at 60 mph and O/D off. fwiw the 2008 Dodge has a tow/haul position which leaves some O/D. This is the way we tow the TM. There is about 600 rpm difference between tow/haul and O/D off when towing the TM. Fuel use is much higher in O/D off.
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Old 01-23-2014, 05:06 AM   #7
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With my 4.7L-V8 Tundra I'm getting 14.5 towing the TM3124 at an avg. of 62mph. Ive towed the TM coast to coast and its always the same. Speed up to 65mph, 70mph and the fuel mileage drops to less than 13mpg. That air draft with the bigger trailers can be very dangerous especially with a windy route. The TM tows straight and without too much wind disturbance. Hardly feel it back there at all. We pack well enough to not need anything from the TM while towing. I had a conventional tow behind trailer and with the small V8 is quite the load. Strains at times out west with the elevations and the fuel mileage was near 10mpg.
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Old 01-23-2014, 06:59 AM   #8
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Thanks everyone for their replies. It does sound like the trailmanor will get much better mileage than a more traditional tt and will tow safer. I kind of had that feeling.

I'm going to the rv show in Charlotte tomorrow to see if there is anything "new" from any manufactures. I'm not holding my breath as I've been scowering the web and really haven't seen anything to make me think there will be something better out there.

If anyone else has mileage stories I would still love to hear them. In the meantime, let the search for a trailmanor begin.
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Old 01-23-2014, 10:11 AM   #9
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I purchased my 2417 Sport in January 2012. I towed it with my 2004 4.7L V-8 Grand Cherokee, for a while. I experienced the same non-towing mileage as you (I am in Colorado, so hilly). When I put my TM on, I dropped to just over 14 mpg on the highway, doing 70 - 75. Loaded, my TM was 3300 lbs.

That's about as close to a one-for-one comparison as I can give. Your 2720 will likely weigh about 400 lbs more, but from what I have read, that won't make much of a difference in mileage. As stated above, speed has more bearing on mileage, and I do tend to go 70-75 while towing my 2417. I may slow down on shorter trips, but on 8-hour drives, 10 mph makes a big difference in travel times. I accept lower mileage as a cost of less time on the road.
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Old 01-24-2014, 11:03 AM   #10
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I have a 2011 Mercury Mariner as a TV and a TM 2916. I towed it from Orlando to Virginia and back at Christmas. Fully loaded, both car and TM, at 60mph I got 21 mpg. Over 60 it would drop to 19. Normally I range from 24 to 25 mpg. I too did not feel the big boys when the passed. The TM is an easy trailer to tow.
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