Nahar (my R1T) towing UHaul 5x8 trailer -- Huntsville AL to Chattanooga TN

[RivianRiverRat]

I have been moving (slowly) from Huntsville AL to Chattanooga TN over the last few weeks. Thought I would throw my experience into the ring for anyone else needing some towing experiences.

The plan and route was to charge to 100% (286 miles with no trailer) at the Mercedes Benz Charge Point chargers at the Bucee's in Tanner Al, then to the independent U-haul dealer to get the trailer, then to the storage to load outdoor lawn stuff, and then to the new house in St. Elmo District of Chattanooga TN. That route is listed as 141 miles on Google Maps.

The kicker is there are NO DCFC chargers anywhere near the route until Chattanooga. I don't have my Rivian-Tesla adapter yet so using the Tesla Superchargers in Huntsville, Kimbal TN, or Chattanooga are out.

The trailer empty was 2000 pounds, loaded showed to be 2500 pounds while in all purpose standard height (no changes from daily driving). I did drop to lowest height at a coffee stop to see if the mileage estimate would change - it showed a decrease in mileage and the weight went to 3000 pounds (which makes sense but not what I expected). Ended up going back to standard height and weight went back to 2500. Overall the numbers fluctuated some based on the computer updating based on my driving.

Speed limit on the route varied up to 65 MPH. I mostly stuck to the MPH with empty stretches of HWY 72 doing MPH + 5. Hit 78 twice to make a pass of vehicles going below speed limits.

Ended up only being a 134.34 mile trip. Here are the pics:

EDIT - FINAL MILEAGE and %

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[CBRacerX]

Good info. UHaul trailers are cheap and convenient but they sure aren't lightweight.

 

[v4m]

I am guessing the name of your truck is a LOTR reference? That's a good name for a truck!

I used to name my computers after horses of middle earth and Nahar was a tiny fan less machine I ran as a server.

 

[citizen]

Just randomly jumping in here to say Chattanooga is awesome! Love that town!

 

[RivianRiverRat]

I am guessing the name of your truck is a LOTR reference? That's a good name for a truck!

I used to name my computers after horses of middle earth and Nahar was a tiny fan less machine I ran as a server.

Yep I'm a geek from the early 70's

 

[RivianRiverRat]

Just randomly jumping in here to say Chattanooga is awesome! Love that town!

Definitely - North Shore, Central, Southside, St Elmo - Big City, river and streams, mountain trails - a lot of different vibes just by walking out your front door

 

[pcj]

Speed limit on the route varied up to 65 MPH. I mostly stuck to the MPH with empty stretches of HWY 72 doing MPH + 5. Hit 78 twice to make a pass of vehicles going below speed limits.

Better hope UHaul doesn't see this post....those trailers have a limit of 55 MPH ?

 

[C.R. Rivian]

I have been moving (slowly) from Huntsville AL to Chattanooga TN over the last few weeks. Thought I would throw my experience into the ring for anyone else needing some towing experiences.

The plan and route was to charge to 100% (286 miles with no trailer) at the Mercedes Benz Charge Point chargers at the Bucee's in Tanner Al, then to the independent U-haul dealer to get the trailer, then to the storage to load outdoor lawn stuff, and then to the new house in St. Elmo District of Chattanooga TN. That route is listed as 141 miles on Google Maps.

The kicker is there are NO DCFC chargers anywhere near the route until Chattanooga. I don't have my Rivian-Tesla adapter yet so using the Tesla Superchargers in Huntsville, Kimbal TN, or Chattanooga are out.

The trailer empty was 2000 pounds, loaded showed to be 2500 pounds while in all purpose standard height (no changes from daily driving). I did drop to lowest height at a coffee stop to see if the mileage estimate would change - it showed a decrease in mileage and the weight went to 3000 pounds (which makes sense but not what I expected). Ended up going back to standard height and weight went back to 2500. Overall the numbers fluctuated some based on the computer updating based on my driving.

Speed limit on the route varied up to 65 MPH. I mostly stuck to the MPH with empty stretches of HWY 72 doing MPH + 5. Hit 78 twice to make a pass of vehicles going below speed limits.

Ended up only being a 134.34 mile trip. Here are the pics:

EDIT - FINAL MILEAGE and %

I'm assuming the Tolkien reference ( Nahar - Tolkien Gateway); cool name for a white truck?

 

[RivianRiverRat]

I'm assuming the Tolkien reference ( Nahar - Tolkien Gateway); cool name for a white truck?

That’s it
If I had gotten silver it would have been named Shadowfax

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