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Apr 6, 2007 | 04:51 PM

watson

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F450 mpg

Bought a 2008 Ford F450...2 wheel drive about a month ago. FYI, unloaded, interstate driving gave me 12.7 mpg. In town, stop and go, about the same. Towing a 22000 pound fifth wheel, regular interstate, 8.2mpg. Pulling fifth wheel through the Tennesse mountains, 7.7 mpg. And, the truck is a beast. It laughed all the way through the mountains. Found myself ACCELERATING up the mountain to pass the big trucks. Even had to slow down when I realized I was doing 70mph UP the mountain. Amazing. I only have 1700 miles on the truck. Mileage may improve I'm told.

Apr 8, 2007 | 08:58 PM

50calmike

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Is that supposed to be good mpg? Granted my 250 is not as heavy but I have gotten 17mpg on the interstate (stock) with 35's. What does a 450 weigh in at?

Apr 8, 2007 | 09:22 PM

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F450 8000 pounds. Stating facts about my truck on mpg. No one seemed to know what kind of mpg it was supposed to get.

Apr 9, 2007 | 01:27 AM

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My 2003 F-450 which I bought a month ago gets better mpg than my 95 F-450 7.3 which weighed 1000lbs less than the 03 and it only got 12mpg the 03 6.0 gets 13mpg. The 03 weighs 9300lbs empty that is a regular cab 2wd 5spd XL with a 12' flatdeck.

Any "Superduty" F-450 F-550 V-10 powered trucks barely break the 6-8 mpg mark sure you can buy the trucks cheaper but the fuel costs kill you.

Apr 9, 2007 | 08:40 AM

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It's the 4.88 rear axle that doing it. With my 550 I average 10.9 around town short trips. If I get out on the road than I'll get 14+. Pulling the trailer between 8 and 9.

Apr 9, 2007 | 09:29 AM

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I"m not at all unhappy with the towing mpg. I think the in town mpg will improve a little as I get more mileage on the truck. It's part of the price you pay to get something big enough to tow the heavier RVs. I can live with it.

Apr 9, 2007 | 09:38 AM

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There is a pretty big thread in the 6.4 forum regarding mileage with some F-450 info?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/589135-mpg.html

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Apr 9, 2007 | 12:09 PM

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With my 03 I have 4:30 gears in the rear and I have 6spd manual so that probably explains my better mpg. Where I live I rarely use 6th gear because its to tall to pull the 7-8% grades with a M/T truck.