Burnt --
I don't think there is a "normal" for trailers... every one I see is different...
Okay -- I have a Wells Cargo Motor Trac 4000 -- 24' -- tandem axle... and I'm hauling a 4000# Nomad. I carry a generator - a compressor - floor jack (aluminum race jack) and a full tool box - I have a Ford F350 Crew Cab (4 doors) Dually long bed with a 6.0 Diesel... 4:10 gears...
I just hauled from Seattle to Coos Bay, Oregon and back -- doing 70ish most of the time. 11.6 MPG....
So here's my next big statement.... I'm retired, and young (yeah right but I'm only 56!) -- and do lots of trailering/shows... much more than "most" --- and fuel milage and towing - just don't go together. Get the trailer you like -- and that fits what you're going to use it for... and forget the fuel bill. How many miles are you going to tow per year... 2 or 3 thousand? 10 thousand? When you do the math -- if you go from 11.6 MPG to 12.5 MPG --- it won't be much money. If you're a PRO and hauling to a race every week -- or long hauling constantly -- then it might be important.
Tell you a couple of things I WOULDN'T waste my money on again - ever! Fancy interiors... mine has all the shizzel (isn't that what the kids say?)... diamond aluminum flooring -- white fancy sheetmetal walls... fancy cabinets... And it's all a waste... the floor is SLICK if there's anything on it - including just a slightly wet shoe... AND I just put the cars in there - close the doors - haul it - and get the car out... it's not a hang out... nobody but me see's it... and most of the time it's closed up and empty.
That's just my .02 worth... but in my opinion - I wasted my money. Other than that -- I like the trailer and it pulls like it's not even there. But I have a big truck too... and it makes a difference.
My buddy has a Ford - same motor - F250 single wheel 4X4 -- a smaller trailer - 20 footer - that is also lower by at least a foot.... and a small 32 Ford roadster... he was on this same trip... he got 12.3 MPG
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