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Originally Posted by iamnotahippee
I haven't done the figuring yet to see how much battery I would need, but it would not be unusual to need to run my 12.5k winch for 15-20 minutes on one sitting. It pulls enough juice that if I have it running under a good load for more than 30-45 seconds I have to let off and let the truck build charge back up.
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Now THERE is your payback from more batteries. Run the winch steady and save enough time that you can slow down to 55 MPH. Save from less idling, save your start batteries, save by driving slower both loaded and empty.
Your miles per day and hours of daylight are fixed. All downtime that you save can be used to drive slower.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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