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5th Wheeling
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From: dunmore,pa
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just finished a 2000 mile trip with my f 450 and only got 8.4 mpg i was towing a 20' snowmobile trailer total weight 5500 lb with sleds what is everyone else getting also speed was 65-80mph
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What's your gearing? If you are running 4.10s', I am not sure what is "normal".
Mountain Pass
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As a comparison, we just did a 3,300 mile trip towing a 32' 7000 lb. travel trailer, four of us in the truck, driving between 65 and 70 MPH. We average 11.6 MPGs for the trip. We now have 6000 miles on the truck, so it's hardly broken in.
The truck has 20" wheels and a 3.55 rear.
The truck has 20" wheels and a 3.55 rear.
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From: Greenwood, SC
My F250 w/3.55 gears does this:
200 mile drive, US two lane highways, cruise set to 62, no load, average between 17 and 18 MPG.
With a 16', 18' or 28' enclosed "box" trailer, running mostly interstate I will average anywhere from 9 to 12, depending on winds.
It's not about the weight, it's all in the wind resistance. Headwinds will kill MPG's in these trucks.
200 mile drive, US two lane highways, cruise set to 62, no load, average between 17 and 18 MPG.
With a 16', 18' or 28' enclosed "box" trailer, running mostly interstate I will average anywhere from 9 to 12, depending on winds.
It's not about the weight, it's all in the wind resistance. Headwinds will kill MPG's in these trucks.
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