Towing a boat, 5th gear or 6th?
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Towing a boat, 5th gear or 6th?
I'm, wondering if I'll see better mileage in 5th or 6th? I've got a 2011 F-250, 6.7L, 3:31 rear end. 3500# boat/motor/trailer ~6K Mi on my truck. The boat's on a single axle trailer so ride height isn't an issue. I live in very flat country and pull mostly on 4-lane @ roughly 75MPH. I am comfortable with the fuel I purchase. I run FPPF total power in almost every tank (sometimes I forget). I've been running 12-14MPG @ ~75MPH in 6th, I haven't tried running in 5th mostly because, again, I've just forgotten to pull in M5. I'm hoping someone has done this already, if not, I'll just have to remember to pull M5 some weekend and report.
Thanks in advance guys.
Thanks in advance guys.
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I think you will see a drop in mileage. I pull my 20 foot boat in auto, not in tow/haul for the best mileage. My longest trip pulling my boat was 977 miles and averaged 13.99MPG last July. This was from Louisiana into the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas and back. A mixture of two lane and interstate, Flat land and mountains. My boat and trailer weighs 3400 pounds and is a dual axle trailer.
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Hi Sam....... I didn't realize this. I haven't towed with a "light" trailer with this new truck. I assumed when the trailer pig tail was connected, the Brake controller was active. Thanks for the info.
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prior to my SD, we had a good prodigy controller on our suburban, hauling the same trailer.. one day we slide thru an intersection
and another we barely missed (inches) an idiot who pulled out in front of us while we were doing 60..
T/H saved my bacon in similar situations.. I retested the intersection roll thru with the SD, and we stopped short of the marker line.. both vehicles had ABS screaming away.
and I can't count the times of a pullout problem.. my wife seems to attract bad other drivers whenever she is in the truck.. (gets the messed up meals, the lines behind people that don't know how to pay, u name it)..
you only get ABS if T/H is off.. emergency power downshift is amazing
Sam
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i think it does activate whenever a camper is hooked up.....the tow/haul mode activates the engine braking.
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I'm, wondering if I'll see better mileage in 5th or 6th? I've got a 2011 F-250, 6.7L, 3:31 rear end. 3500# boat/motor/trailer ~6K Mi on my truck. The boat's on a single axle trailer so ride height isn't an issue. I live in very flat country and pull mostly on 4-lane @ roughly 75MPH. I am comfortable with the fuel I purchase. I run FPPF total power in almost every tank (sometimes I forget). I've been running 12-14MPG @ ~75MPH in 6th, I haven't tried running in 5th mostly because, again, I've just forgotten to pull in M5. I'm hoping someone has done this already, if not, I'll just have to remember to pull M5 some weekend and report.
Thanks in advance guys.
Thanks in advance guys.
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Maybe one day I will get mine loaded up...had issues with the Airlift bags getting installed this weekend....so those pics are still on hold my friend
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And.... No fair hooking up to a Radio-Flyer wagon and calling that towing !!
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