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Speed -  faster vs slower - Interesting discussion about speed and wind resistance, wear and tear on vehicle and tires here on:  http://www.cartalk.com/blogs/tom-ray/will-vs-wife-engine-wear-and-tear
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Originally posted by Newsguy12

Thanks, Sean.  That is very helpful.  When you are locked into 3rd and pulling a grade, what is your MPH?
 
If it is a long steep grade my speed will drop to 40MPH before I get to the top but on most Mountain grades here in the east I can keep it above 50MPH.  
I have pulled in the the mountains of Maine, New Hampshire and upstate New York. It is not the Rockies but you can get some steep grades on some of them.   
Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Thanks, Bred.  The Ridgeline and the 2014 Cherokee have similar numbers in horsepower and torque, so I should be fine.  Pretty much decided to pull the trigger on a 2015 179 if the dealer comes back with the right numbers.  Thanks again for your feedback!
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Like yourself, I've towed lots of stuff with many different TV's. Mostly I tow over and around the CDN Rocky Mountains...so, as you know - the pulling part of towing is secondary to the stopping part of towing.
that said, My TV is a Honda Ridgeline, and after having towed my 3500LB sailboat with surge brakes, I can tell you that towing an RPod with electric brakes is a breeze. So, If I had your TV I wouldn't hesitate to hitch her up and getting going. I don't use any hitch accessories, I believe that the electric brake controller is the only sway control I need.
Sailing and camping Western Canada and US-NW
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Thanks, Sean.  That is very helpful.  When you are locked into 3rd and pulling a grade, what is your MPH?
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My 2009 Jeep Liberty with 3.7L only puts put 210hp through a 4 speed transmission.  It gets the job done I wish I had more gears though I lock 4th out when I am towing as it is overdrive and the drop from 3rd to 2nd is to steep. Makes it hard to maintain speed on the hills sometimes. It will drop to 2nd and overrev. 
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I just use a sway bar and have had great success with it. I have never had any indication of sway or control issue. I even towed it to Tucson through windy NM and had no issues at all.
I used to live in beautiful BV (is that redundant??). Great part of the state!
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Yellowstone:
Your answer couldn't be more specific!  We live in Nathrop, just outside of Buena Vista and frequently travel over Cottonwood Pass to Taylor Park since it's only about 40 miles from our house.  Good to hear your FJ handles your 173 with no problems.  Do you use a weight distribution hitch or sway bar?
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I live in Grand Lake and pull my 173 with a 2008 Toyota FJ. I don't have it heavily loaded and figure with a tank of water (less than 300#) and my provisions, etc it may weigh in at 3000-3300#. I have traveled all over western CO (including over Cottonwood to the Taylor River,CB area fishing) and have had no power issues at all. I did know it was back there, but it still handled the load easily. Good luck and hope you find something that you will enjoy. Maybe I will see you when I head that direction fishing this spring!
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Thanks, Leo. Looks like you're a fellow rider.  Just took a ride this afternoon on my 2010 Ultra. That hog has been in the garage for too long!
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