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Another fuel mileage question. With my 2003 7.3 Excursion, 161,000 miles, what fuel mileage should I expect pulling a 30' TT weighing about 8,700 pounds? I camped last weekend in Northern MI, round trip of 150 miles, at an average of 65 MPH, and I burned 18 gallons of diesel, or about 8.2MPG. (Stock reman injectors from PIS,GT38R, Adrenaline HPOP, 275/70/18 wheels)
Another fuel mileage question. With my 2003 7.3 Excursion, 161,000 miles, what fuel mileage should I expect pulling a 30' TT weighing about 8,700 pounds? I camped last weekend in Northern MI, round trip of 150 miles, at an average of 65 MPH, and I burned 18 gallons of diesel, or about 8.2MPG. (Stock reman injectors from PIS,GT38R, Adrenaline HPOP, 275/70/18 wheels)
Last summer I took my trailer for a 3000 mile trip to the east coast and back and averaged 12-13 MPG
03 7.3 Stock no tunes 265/75/16 so that seems bad to me.
Mine is 30' and weighs between 8000 and 8500. If I keep it to 60, I can get 10-11. If I average 65, it drops to under 10. Speed makes a big difference with this much wind resistance, so if you're worried about fuel costs, plan for a little extra travel time.
Now that I've fixed all my boost and exhaust leaks, put in new injectors and a turbo I'm hoping to see similar numbers but with lower EGTs.
Another fuel mileage question. With my 2003 7.3 Excursion, 161,000 miles, what fuel mileage should I expect pulling a 30' TT weighing about 8,700 pounds? I camped last weekend in Northern MI, round trip of 150 miles, at an average of 65 MPH, and I burned 18 gallons of diesel, or about 8.2MPG. (Stock reman injectors from PIS,GT38R, Adrenaline HPOP, 275/70/18 wheels)
It's a little on the low side but far too many variables can effect it. I normally get right around 10MPG but anywhere from 9 to 11 is common depending on conditions. I try and keep it under 70. My high is 12.44 and my low is 8.97 Stop and go traffic kills the mileage.
It's a little on the low side but far too many variables can effect it. I normally get right around 10MPG but anywhere from 9 to 11 is common depending on conditions. I try and keep it under 70. My high is 12.44 and my low is 8.97 Stop and go traffic kills the mileage.
My 27F Nash is 7K dry. Probably around 9K loaded ... and I get 13+ on flat ground, @ 65-70 mph. Best is 15.1 but I don't look anymore. It is what it is.
34" Michelin tires 275X65R-20
2" lft
3:73 rear with taller tires = 3:55
4" exhaust
Tymar intake
80 hp tow is where I usually run
Another fuel mileage question. With my 2003 7.3 Excursion, 161,000 miles, what fuel mileage should I expect pulling a 30' TT weighing about 8,700 pounds? I camped last weekend in Northern MI, round trip of 150 miles, at an average of 65 MPH, and I burned 18 gallons of diesel, or about 8.2MPG. (Stock reman injectors from PIS,GT38R, Adrenaline HPOP, 275/70/18 wheels)
On my PA to WI and back round trip last month, I believe we averaged around 14.5 MPG. Our TT was roughly 8,000# loaded and I kept it between 60 and 65 MPG. Also in a '00 7.3 with an edge programmer on "tow mode." Only mod is an aftermarket cold air intake and a 4" straight pipe exhaust. I also added ford cetane booster. I think I could have actually done a lot better if I had used crusise control on more flat parts of the trip, as when I finally turned it on, I noticed some really high estimated MPGs on my gauge screen.
Another question regarding backing the trailer into a tight space, does anyone on here utilize a front hitch for such a reason and how does it work?
Works beautifully as demonstrated by trailer shops who schlep around trailers on F450's, but honestly, I'd be hesitant do the same depending on trailer weight.
My reasoning is that the front end receiver hitches usually just mount to the bumper mounts which don't have the same capacity as a class 3/4 receiver hitch which is mounted to a minimum of 4 places and distributed on the frame. The other is that the front of a 2WD is coil vs leaf in the rear so the capacity is diminished vs rear. Max GAWR for the front is 4400 vs 5250 for the rear. Reference: 2000 Ford Excursion Fleet Specs
Interesting thought about using the WD hitch, but I would especially consider the way the hitch receiver is mounted... haven't investigated myself beyond the ones I've seen bolt on for use with winches or pulling hooks.
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