Hi All,
I am the proud owner of a Cyclone 3795. I finally had a chance this last weekend to take it on a long weekend to the Oregon coast and ride in the dunes. What I'd like to hear from anyone with experience in there travels about what their tow rig maintains for water temps. I tow with a 2005 Dodge 4x4 2500 CTD, auto, 3.73 gears, Edge juice with attitude (on level 2, tow) and an aero flow muffler. CVWR. is about 21,000-22,000 lbs. My experience is: temp outside was 101* to 104*, towing freeway, 55-60 mph, 207*-208*. Going around someone or up small hills, 214*-216*. Towing at 65-68 mph, Temp was 203*-205*. Going up small hills in towns off the freeway it would climb to 225*. On my way back I have to go thru a small town that has a pretty steep hill but only a half mile long and the temp hit 226*. Always cools down to 207* and runs there. I'd sent an email to cummins and asked what temps to expect and they sent me an email saying that 225* is ok. I'm old school and this seems high. When I got home I let the truck Idle for awhile to cool down, and it went down to 190*. Clutch fan seems to be working fine. So, any info from your experiences would be great. By the way, the four day weekend was great. The Cyclone was wonderful. No problems. And very comfortable. I've done many of the tips I've pickup up from this forum in advance, and it made for a pleasent experience. This is my first experience pulling this large a 5th wheel with such a big frontal area. Used to have a motor home.
Thanks all for any info,
Bob
I am the proud owner of a Cyclone 3795. I finally had a chance this last weekend to take it on a long weekend to the Oregon coast and ride in the dunes. What I'd like to hear from anyone with experience in there travels about what their tow rig maintains for water temps. I tow with a 2005 Dodge 4x4 2500 CTD, auto, 3.73 gears, Edge juice with attitude (on level 2, tow) and an aero flow muffler. CVWR. is about 21,000-22,000 lbs. My experience is: temp outside was 101* to 104*, towing freeway, 55-60 mph, 207*-208*. Going around someone or up small hills, 214*-216*. Towing at 65-68 mph, Temp was 203*-205*. Going up small hills in towns off the freeway it would climb to 225*. On my way back I have to go thru a small town that has a pretty steep hill but only a half mile long and the temp hit 226*. Always cools down to 207* and runs there. I'd sent an email to cummins and asked what temps to expect and they sent me an email saying that 225* is ok. I'm old school and this seems high. When I got home I let the truck Idle for awhile to cool down, and it went down to 190*. Clutch fan seems to be working fine. So, any info from your experiences would be great. By the way, the four day weekend was great. The Cyclone was wonderful. No problems. And very comfortable. I've done many of the tips I've pickup up from this forum in advance, and it made for a pleasent experience. This is my first experience pulling this large a 5th wheel with such a big frontal area. Used to have a motor home.
Thanks all for any info,
Bob