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Just went from North West Indiana to Gatlinburg TN and back. Truck had just about 1000 miles on it. Only mod was Sway Stops removed from my 2016 when I added air bags to it. The sway stops set about 1/4” above the overload springs. Towed a Jayco 33RBTS.
Averaged 8.8 mpg over the 1115 trip, mostly all expressway. Kept it below 70 mph 99% of the time. Not sure if that included the about 50 miles without the trailer. The truck squatted about 1-1/2 inch with the camper hooked up. The front measured the same height. This truck is more comfortable and more quiet than any of my previous trucks. As expected, it towed better than my previous trucks. Better acceleration and the truck didn’t seem to work as hard towing. Only dropped to 7th gear a few times. Was very impressed on how long the truck would maintain speed and gear on the hills. Also very impressed on how smooth the shifting was. Sometimes only the sound of the engine told me the transmission shifted. Only transmissions I had that shifted smoother were the manual transmissions I had!
Still need to fine tune the hitch. I will lower the ball to the lowest position, which is one more hole down, even though by the instructions it is good. Although the high quality level on the side of the camper says it is level, it still looks a bit high. May be an illusion. Either way, I plan on adding Air Lift’s, probably in the spring, and that will raise the back of the truck by about the same as I am lowering the hitch. From past experience, this will also improve the ride also. I ordered a Century High C cap. I think this may improve towing a bit due to the improved aerodynamics hitting the camper.
All three of my Superduties towed well. If I had to rank the 3 I have owned solely for towing, not comfort or features, it would be #1-2023, #2-2000, #3-2016. The better torque of the V10 pushed that above the 2016. The 2000 had a manual transmission.
Just went from North West Indiana to Gatlinburg TN and back. Truck had just about 1000 miles on it. Only mod was Sway Stops removed from my 2016 when I added air bags to it. The sway stops set about 1/4” above the overload springs. Towed a Jayco 33RBTS.
Averaged 8.8 mpg over the 1115 trip, mostly all expressway. Kept it below 70 mph 99% of the time. Not sure if that included the about 50 miles without the trailer. The truck squatted about 1-1/2 inch with the camper hooked up. The front measured the same height. This truck is more comfortable and more quiet than any of my previous trucks. As expected, it towed better than my previous trucks. Better acceleration and the truck didn’t seem to work as hard towing. Only dropped to 7th gear a few times. Was very impressed on how long the truck would maintain speed and gear on the hills. Also very impressed on how smooth the shifting was. Sometimes only the sound of the engine told me the transmission shifted. Only transmissions I had that shifted smoother were the manual transmissions I had!
Still need to fine tune the hitch. I will lower the ball to the lowest position, which is one more hole down, even though by the instructions it is good. Although the high quality level on the side of the camper says it is level, it still looks a bit high. May be an illusion. Either way, I plan on adding Air Lift’s, probably in the spring, and that will raise the back of the truck by about the same as I am lowering the hitch. From past experience, this will also improve the ride also. I ordered a Century High C cap. I think this may improve towing a bit due to the improved aerodynamics hitting the camper.
All three of my Superduties towed well. If I had to rank the 3 I have owned solely for towing, not comfort or features, it would be #1-2023, #2-2000, #3-2016. The better torque of the V10 pushed that above the 2016. The 2000 had a manual transmission.
8.8 mpg is good. Heading out again Friday on a 800 mile round trip towing. Hoping to do better than my previous 8.25 mpg. 2300 on the truck so far. First NA engine in a truck since 2010. The 7.3 definitely has the power for the job. I have a Jayco 284BHS.
We have a similar camper to yours and got similar MPG going to and from Gatlinburg from Southern IL as well. It pulled the camper through the mountains without breaking a sweat.
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Still need to fine tune the hitch. I will lower the ball to the lowest position, which is one more hole down, even though by the instructions it is good. Although the high quality level on the side of the camper says it is level, it still looks a bit high. May be an illusion.
Your rig looks to be dialed in very well, both the truck, and trailer look very level. Nice job!!!
Never hit the scales. I believe one of the truck stops near my house has one. May get around to doing the scales but it’s not a top priority right now. Planning a trip to Mt. Rushmore next year and may hit the scale before then.
From the pictures it looks pretty level. The decal job on the motorhome next-door makes the truck look nose-high to my eye. Best way to know is to measure ground-to-frame at each end of the trailer on flat ground.
From the pictures it looks pretty level. The decal job on the motorhome next-door makes the truck look nose-high to my eye. Best way to know is to measure ground-to-frame at each end of the trailer on flat ground.
8.8 is great MPG at near 70MPH!
No air bags yet. There is a small drop with the WDH. I do have sway controllers that were removed from my 2016 when I put airbags on it. The overloads have about a1/4” gap unloaded before they engage.
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