It happened again...
I hooked up to my camper and pulled it to Charleston SC and back, 860 miles round trip without a single problem. Ended up at 10.1 MPG for the trip. The new "D" load tires on the camper made a huge difference, I could cruise at 65-70 without that squirrely feeling. All in all a good trip.
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Oh come on now Your just bragging LOL
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The same thing happened to me but I only went 300 miles roundtrip. Average MPG was 10.7 but I run a little slower at about 62-63.
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that stinks! Better get Crystal involved in these cases.... hahaha
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Hmmm...we just finished nearly 2500 miles of towing and averaged between 8.4 and 9 MPG. Wish I could see 10. My camper is 40' long, 13'5" at the highest point and about 16,000 pounds.
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35' and 9000lbs wet. That's why I get 10. My last truck (6.2) never got more that 7-8 mpg and never saw 6th gear.
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Mine is 12' 11" tall, 38' 10" and 12,000lbs with the permanent stuff I carry. I was running pretty light for the weekend so I wouldn't guess over 13,000lbs. I averaged 10.4 on the way down. I had a little tailwind on the way back and was seeing 11.2. It showed 10.7 for the trip when I unhooked. My computer has been pretty accurate every time I calculate fuel. I try to keep my speed at about 62. It's not too hilly form here to OKC so I run the cruise control and it never downshifts once I hit I-35. The only time I stop is to go through the toll booth.
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If you want to see how bad it can get, try the run from OKC to Amarillo. Headwinds and altitude gain are a killer. I dropped from my average of 10 down to 6 mpg in my previous truck.
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Do you guys notice regens while towing?
Last summer I kept a close eye on the mpg and never noticed a regen during an 1100 mile trip towing about 11k. People told me it did it without me noticing, but I have noticed every other regen when not towing heavy. I notice it when towing the boat. |
Originally Posted by Ricohman
(Post 16128858)
Do you guys notice regens while towing?
Last summer I kept a close eye on the mpg and never noticed a regen during an 1100 mile trip towing about 11k. People told me it did it without me noticing, but I have noticed every other regen when not towing heavy. I notice it when towing the boat. |
Originally Posted by SkiSmuggs
(Post 16127592)
If you want to see how bad it can get, try the run from OKC to Amarillo. Headwinds and altitude gain are a killer. I dropped from my average of 10 down to 6 mpg in my previous truck.
I have seen the occasional regen while towing, but nearly as much as without towing. |
This thread reminds me of John's thread...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-happened.html Love threads like these :) |
Originally Posted by Thenewboss
(Post 16129433)
I did not regen on the way there, I did however watch the soot% steadily go down while towing. When I started to drive around without the camper for the first time, it instantly went into regen for about 10 miles. then about half way home it did a full regen. I'm all but sure there are two different parameters for this, one being miles, and one being soot level. I believe only soot level will give you the drive to clean exhaust message, which I have never gotten.
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Originally Posted by Rattler1
(Post 16129634)
I got the drive to clean message 1 time and that was only a few miles after dropping the trailer after towing it for about 200 miles and having passive regen. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason that I can tell from the readings on my EDGE CTS.:-huh
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Didn't John end up getting rid of the truck for Prius, which he ended up liking better than the truck?
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