Poor fuel milage while towing normal??
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How can you make any money towing at 2 mpg?!? Thanks for the encouragement, I love this truck, just cant wait to break it in some more and improve milage, just did my first oil change and tire rotation(dealer did the first for free), the oil change couldnt get much easier!
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ya i dont know, the cost was around $1800 for the shiping from like ministoa the mileage was a round 1000-1500 so my friend go a pretty good deal on shiping considering it costed the transprt guy more in gas than what he got paid, he was going over the passes in first at like 20mph im surprized he didnt overheat or blow his tranny from the heat, when he came to my house his head temp was around 220 and his tranny temp was around250 im surpsed he maid it, he does a tone of business though, his truck was a 06 and it already had 45,000 miles but 2mpg was horrid, i guess his regular truck superty f350 with a 7.3 was in the shop for his 4th tranny, this time they put in a allison, the kept blowing them up because they are towing a 16k trailer and they had the overdrive on, dummies
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Originally Posted by TremecGT
I was hoping for low teens, and I realize that slowing down will be the biggest increase.
Any other suggestions, beyond tire inflation and 60mph?
Any other suggestions, beyond tire inflation and 60mph?
FWIW I got 12-13 mpg pulling a 7-8k load with my previous/original 2003 SRW 6.0 @ 65-70 mph and currently get 10.5-11 mpg pulling a 14-15k load @ 60-65 mph with the 2006 Tow Boss (see avatar).
Last edited by utahtom; Sep 5, 2007 at 10:35 PM.
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I finally weighed my truck and toyhauler. Fully loaded (2 Harley's, 100 gallons of water, 60 lbs of propane, 22 gallons of gasoline, beer, food and more beer) the combination weight is right at 20K. I get 7.5 to 8 mpg, thats what I got with the 03 2wd and what I now get with the truck in the sig. Wind resistance is much more of a factor than the weight. A air dam or wing would help you out some.
BTW for you towing gurus, on my cat scale slip I was 4100 front axle, 6100 rear axle and 8130 trailer axles. Am I set up correctly?
BTW for you towing gurus, on my cat scale slip I was 4100 front axle, 6100 rear axle and 8130 trailer axles. Am I set up correctly?
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From your axle weights, it sounds like you have about 2,000 lb tongue weight or 20+% which seems high to me... But I'm just a boater/skier
FWIW The last time I had my truck weighed, I was 4,900 on the front, 5,000 rear and 14,500 on the trailer.
FWIW The last time I had my truck weighed, I was 4,900 on the front, 5,000 rear and 14,500 on the trailer.
Last edited by utahtom; Sep 5, 2007 at 11:02 PM.
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The norm seems to be 10-15% tongue weight (with single or double axles) although a heavy triple axle boat trailer w/conventional hitch is usually slightly less.
Your truck empty weighs about 7,500 lbs.
Your truck empty weighs about 7,500 lbs.
Last edited by utahtom; Sep 5, 2007 at 11:33 PM.