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We've completed our two week vacation traveling and camping along the northeastern coast. We had a great time and would recommend the sights, scenes and food to anyone that has not experienced them yet.
Over 2,200 miles in two weeks, four camp grounds, great food and scenery and a few adventures.
As best as I could tell, the truck had three active regens during the 2,200 miles and they lasted about 15 to 20 minutes and around 20 miles. That averages out mathematically to around one every 750 miles or so which seems to fit with what observed when I saw the message. I'm pretty sure I noticed all the messages as I enjoy watching and playing around with the drivers display and all the data you can get. All regens where during highway driving while towing. I observed engine oil temps of around 225 during regens and saw mileage drop around 1-2 mpg during a regen.
My average towing mileage was right at 11.5. I was hoping for better, but the truck is still very new, so hopefully it improves over time. Obviously it was lower in the mountains and higher in the flat coast areas but averaged out to 11.5 mpg overall. All hand calculated. I didn't have one tank of fuel that average lower than 10.3 though. Again hand calculated.
The truck performed great. I really enjoy driving and towing with it. The power is evident in all situations... passing, hills, on-ramp acceleration, and ease of pulling hills (in fact most hills were pulled in 6th at a little more than 1,500 rpm). The trans is so much smoother than on my 2010. Once on the highways I would set the cruise control at 65 and just drive. On an especially long and steep hill in NH i saw engine oil temps as high as 244, but trans temps never went above 204 anywhere. The cab is quiet inside and rides very good for a one ton truck. And I love the exhaust brake while descending steep backroads and small, twisty, hilly county "two lanes"!! Except for the mysterious shattered drivers side window early in our travels, no issues whatsoever.
As a side note, don't tow anything on the Taconic State Parkway in NY. Don't ask me how I know that! In fact, don't even try driving your truck empty on it either.
Ive had mine two yrs and avg around 11 mpg pulling a 14k fiver.Im not sure where the weight of what your towing corelates to more or less mpg.Meaning im not sure if I would get more mpg towing 10k vs the 14k I have.Either way I used to get 6 mpg with a dodge hemi towing 7k..
And I love the exhaust brake while descending steep backroads and small, twisty, hilly county "two lanes"!!
As a side note, don't tow anything on the Taconic State Parkway in NY. Don't ask me how I know that! In fact, don't even try driving your truck empty on it either.
No commercial vehicles, trucks or trailers on the Taconic.
All of NY's parkways have that limitation.
2 years ago we were escorted off the Merritt Parkway in CT.
The no trailers - low bridges sign was so faded it was unreadable.
The trooper, once he recalled the sign I was referring to, to was very pleasant and helped us get off the road and through the next town pulling the camper.
Your experience with the back roads, that is the one type of road I am not comfortable with in this truck, it just pushes too much down the hills with an 18K trailer behind it. I call them the roller coaster hills.
There are times I use 4WD low. Since I am not going much over 35 anyway it makes it much easier going up and down those short hills. One of my projects this week is to find where the electric control is for the hubs so I can put an on/off switch in line.
Would make it easier as well when I use 4WD low backing into my driveway.
As Scott (senix) stated, pictures are enjoyed here. I know I enjoy seeing pictures here too.
So here is my first attempt at posting some pictures;
The first ones are of the truck after I gave it a good cleaning inside and out today.
And the last one is of our camper at our site in Bar Harbor. The picture is taken during low tide looking up to our camper. We were right on the water!
We've completed our two week vacation traveling and camping along the northeastern coast. We had a great time and would recommend the sights, scenes and food to anyone that has not experienced them yet.
Over 2,200 miles in two weeks, four camp grounds, great food and scenery and a few adventures.
As best as I could tell, the truck had three active regens during the 2,200 miles and they lasted about 15 to 20 minutes and around 20 miles. That averages out mathematically to around one every 750 miles or so which seems to fit with what observed when I saw the message. I'm pretty sure I noticed all the messages as I enjoy watching and playing around with the drivers display and all the data you can get. All regens where during highway driving while towing. I observed engine oil temps of around 225 during regens and saw mileage drop around 1-2 mpg during a regen.
My average towing mileage was right at 11.5. I was hoping for better, but the truck is still very new, so hopefully it improves over time. Obviously it was lower in the mountains and higher in the flat coast areas but averaged out to 11.5 mpg overall. All hand calculated. I didn't have one tank of fuel that average lower than 10.3 though. Again hand calculated.
The truck performed great. I really enjoy driving and towing with it. The power is evident in all situations... passing, hills, on-ramp acceleration, and ease of pulling hills (in fact most hills were pulled in 6th at a little more than 1,500 rpm). The trans is so much smoother than on my 2010. Once on the highways I would set the cruise control at 65 and just drive. On an especially long and steep hill in NH i saw engine oil temps as high as 244, but trans temps never went above 204 anywhere. The cab is quiet inside and rides very good for a one ton truck. And I love the exhaust brake while descending steep backroads and small, twisty, hilly county "two lanes"!! Except for the mysterious shattered drivers side window early in our travels, no issues whatsoever.
As a side note, don't tow anything on the Taconic State Parkway in NY. Don't ask me how I know that! In fact, don't even try driving your truck empty on it either.
Dave
Yep, in NY all f350s are declared to be Commercial. Can't be driven on any parkways and pay commercial rates at toll plazas. I crossed an old rickety bridge from NJ to NY and the toll was like $38.00. That's the day I learned it. Nice report, great towing mileage for a DPF vehicle.
Might consider investing in a RV GPS for those long trips. Then you can just flat out avoid those off limit areas.
I have the GPS on the truck but when towing I use the RV GPS if it is any real amount of weight.
Wow, I feel better now. I thought I was the only one who used two( and sometimes three) GPS units. I also have the RV one. Sometimes I take the TOMTOM as I like it better than the other two. Easier to use and seems more accurate. I like the one in the truck least of all. Don't know what it cost but had I time to order a truck I wouldn't have it.
08-03-2014, 07:20 AM
