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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Topic: Yamaha 2400/ Towing 2 Cents Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 9:21pm |
I had that Yamaha and it didn't have a problem. However you lose power the higher you go and the hotter it is, so you can lose up to 1/3 of your power at altitude on a hot day. Plus the A/C is harder to start the hotter it is. So it might work fine in your driveway but not work right when you need it the most. Use synthetic oil and test it on the hottest day of the year.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Farrier2112
Newbie Joined: 26 Nov 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 9:25am |
Thanks for the info. Why Synthetic oil? What weight and brand should I buy? I've been using ethanol free gas in all my small engines. I foresee a problem if I need to buy more gas in different states. Thanks again for your help,
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Blue Highways
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 20 Sep 2016 Location: NC mountains Online Status: Offline Posts: 84 |
Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 10:12am |
Wow, GREAT intelligent discussions. I would say R-Pod owners here are 'smarter than the average bear'.
Stephen, I could have appreciated you as a valued math & physics tutor back in school for sure.... Sometimes, I will rack up a little extra momentum on a highway that's dipping across a valley, in order to get past a cluster of Semi trucks that are really going to bog down on the next incline. I really got Our Pod's message about the increased energy (21%) in a crash based on the factor of elevated speed. Maybe I will reconsider, and "tow slow, amigo" ( I mean, what's the hurry, the campsite's reserved. ) Thanks all, --B
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
Posted: 02 Feb 2017 at 4:30pm |
I think you mean Our Pod for the physics tutor. He is the one that gave the formula. I was just using it to generate some examples. I also got the message. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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voisj
Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo Online Status: Offline Posts: 471 |
Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 12:07pm |
This thing I learned today. After 65MPH my mileage plummets, now I understand why. Thanks! John
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malkbean2
Groupie Joined: 31 Jan 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 80 |
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 7:47am |
i drove from chicago to key west and back on mostly interstates at 60 mph with 178 rpod and passed only 2 vehicles (not counting mountain areas). Every single semi passed me and there was a lot of them. By the way I experienced sway (with a sway bar) from some semis after they passed not during or before they passed. and only some semis not most of them. Weird huh?
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
Posted: 14 May 2017 at 9:04am |
Not all semis are set up he same. Some have the panels for directing airflow at the bottom. It may be those that send more of a surge of air your way and cause more sway. I noticed it as well, but I did not note which ones were the ones which caused more sway. I'll have to try to figure that out next time we are out. Also the speed at which the semis are traveling relative to you probably play a factor in it as well.
Of course, if one is in front of you and traveling at the same relative speed, it is nice to drop in behind and take advantage of some drafting help. I don't like to follow close enough to take full advantage though. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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