Kind of I guess. My enclosed trailer was getting in need of repair, so I replaced it with an open trailer. Picked up a couple MPGs.
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Anyone have any numbers pulling a boat? I have a 20' Bay boat I pull to FL from time to time, and I'm curious what to expect (just got the truck this month). I got about 12ish mpg average out of my 2002 7.3L F250 2wd, with 3.73 LS Diff pulling it (Dallas, TX to SW FL). Just me & the unloaded truck on the highway, I got about 19 running 75-80, over 20 keeping it at 70 or below. Should I see similar numbers, or is that unrealistic?? I have a Limited 3.5L 4x4, 3.55 EL Diff...

EDIT: The numbers above were hand-calculated. I had no mpg display in my XLT.

 

I have a MasterCraft X10, the dry weight is about 4,100. My highway mileage usually runs between 11 and 14. Kind of depends on the weather, traffic and of course my speed. I try to keep it around 70. I tow with the tower up and the cover off.

 

Sounds good, but which truck/engine/diff do you have?

 

2012 F150 4x4 Larait Super Crew, EcoBoost V6, 3.55 ELock, 157 WB.

 

Awesome. That's pretty close to my configuration... Thanks.

 

Recently, I went through a tire change and the computer was supposed to have been reset for the current tires.

I went on a trip.

According to the F-150's display, I drove 377.6 total miles and used 25.4gal for an average 14.8 mpg. It was 98% highway driving with few stops.
I reset the display when I filled up before I left.

I did not note the odometer before I left.

However my GPS track shows 415.6 miles traveled. Bing Maps directions calculates 412.4 miles but does not include a few miles around the ranch. That is a fair size difference in mileage.

If I calculate mpg using the GPS distance and the displays fuel used, I get an average 16.4 mpg which is more like what I would expect.

The Service Manager at the dealer says, "I have yet to run across an inaccurate fuel economy display in any of our vehicles.." (Really!) and "the 18 inch wheel is not the stock tire. The 20 inch rims are. The 18 is put as your spare due to room under the back of the truck." More male bovine excrement?

I pointed out that the standard wheel is 18" wheels are stock and the 20" wheels are a $795 option according to my original window sticker.

I also pointed out the the LT275/65R18 spare is actually .16" larger in diameter than the P275/55R20s that were originally on the truck. So the spare being 18" to fit under the bed is more MBE.

 

The 2013 F-150 x-cab 2wd ( 5.0) I drive at work gets 21 mpg hywy. (actual)

It has the 3.31 gears and 17 inch wheels and currently has 12K miles on it.

 

I pulled my 24' boat from NW Iowa to the Ozarks last summer-I had a 13' Eco FX4 (3.55) w/slightly bigger 10 ply tires-P275/70/18's (cuz factory tires would cause the truck to porpoise) - I got 10.5mpg ave. running 65-70-mph. When you get into the turbos it sucks the gas!

 

i get 15.9 mostly in town and some hwy driving(4 miles a day)

 

I just did a round trip Omaha to Denver, 1080 total miles. Trip average was 14.5. I have a '14 EB screw max tow (3.73 and towing mirrors). Hit a pretty good 3/4 head wind the last 100 miles on the way there. It dropped my trip average from 14.2 to 13.6, so I was probably making less than 12 on that leg. Went from 13.6 to 14.5 on the return, so it must have been doing around 15.5. I ran 80 mph for 95% of the trip, so it wasn't as bad as it sounds. I had about 400 miles on the truck at the start of the trip.

 

At 80 I get about 16. Head winds and cross winds are a mpg killer. Most long trips I try to keep it between 70 & 75. The slightly slower speed extends the run length of the tank. I can make it from NW Indiana to Clermont Fl on 2 tanks (1 fill up) and have a little gas to spare.

 

17.5 is pretty much my all miles driven average. .....which is mostly 40 mile heavy traffic commute to and from work.....open road she'll get 20+ easily

 

You passed me on mileage, i'm at 30,7xx.

 

Yeah I gotta slow down .....about to run out of warranty ......and some guy wants to look at the F250 this weekend it might be gone .......bigger