tomand kath
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Just got aRam 1500 long bed pickup, pulling Roo 23b ,Iwas thinking of buying a Aero shield deflector .Do they really work. And is Aero a good unit,or what do you suggest
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downtheroad
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They must help some. Most all long haul truckers use them.
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Charlie D.
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Nope. If you do a search on this forum, you will find that most who have them have had little or no increase in mileage.
Some say they are not worth the hassle to put on/off, scratches, damage to vehicle, etc.
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mikehart92
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My uncle just installed one on his van for pulling a utility trailer. Gained 2-3mpg highway.
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fpresto
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Comparing a pick up to a long haul truck is apples to oranges. Look at a tractor trailer. The deflector is mounted inches from the trailer and more importantly extends the entire width. Both impossible with a pick up. Like many things whenever the price of gas goes up these things show up. During the gas embargo of the early 70's these things became a fad and several friends of mine who pulled RV's for a living put these on. Within 6 months they had all dumped them. They didn't help the mileage during towing, hurt the mileage when not towing, were a pain to take off when not used and difficult to stow. The only advantage was that it moved the bug line higher on the trailer. That wasn't always a good thing for them because part of their contract required them to wash the trailer before delivery and the thicker bug line higher up was not always easy to clean.
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Terryallan
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They do need to be fsirly close to the TT to be of any use. Putting one on the truck cab would do nothing, as the air would dive back down before it got to the TT. Would need to be well back on the bed.
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nny12972
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Mine works like a champ---and it takes about two minutes to re-configure for bareback running----and without any scratches----and it's closer to the T than ANY semi on the road! And, there ain't a semi on the road that has a deflector "within inches" of the box!!! (Well, maybe within 48" to 60"!)
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sixindia
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Got one in the garage will make you a deal on it!
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Airstreamer67
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Well, it is apparent that "it depends."
In my case it's an affirmative! I have realized a 10% increase in towing economy with the use of a wind-deflecting wing on the rear of my pickup's camper-top. I bought mine from JC Whitney for less than $300, and it's paid for itself within a couple of years of towing, especially with the rising costs of fuel.
The wing weighs about 10 pounds or so, and goes on and comes off in about two minutes maximum. It stows easily in my pickup bed amongst the rest of my towing junk. It also folds down flat for when I don't feel like taking it off the camper-top.
So, the wing idea does work. At least for me.
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nny12972
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And....right now, my little home-made 4' X 5' wide wing, with the rear of it 40" from the front, AND THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE TH ROOF...(1.) saves me roughly $.85 on every gallon(roughly 20% or 2.8-3.1 mpg), (2.) NO BUG LINE AT ALL, (3.) it's a roof rack/platform whenever I need it---which is often, and (4.) greatly minimizes head wind conditions. And it takes about 2 minutes to deploy without any tools.....
The cap alone saves about 1 mpg. That savings works out to about $.25 per gallon.
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