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Old 11-28-2009, 12:29 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Tell your buddy to attach an electric motor to the axle and a small generator to the trailer with a capacitor bank, and use it for cruising on the highway. The genset will most likely provide better mileage running at peak output than his truck's engine does running at cruise.
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