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Old 11-23-2019, 12:36 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Oh, when the tow bar is not level, you see that F is always greater (longer) than Fx (the actual force required to pull your towed vehicle at that speed)

But your engine will need power to deliver F, increasing fuel consumption beyond than it needs to be to tow the car
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