Diesel Truck MPG
Do you guys know what would be the best MPG Diesel Truck to pull my 2012 26 Foot Fifth Wheel (7,580 lbs). Thanks for your help.
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whistlebritches wrote:
We averaged 13.5 mpg on a 2 week trip to Tennessee, Georgia, South and North Carolina last summer, pulling a 37' 5th wheel with a 2003 Silverado Duramax/diesel. At home solo, we get 22 mpg. I understand the newer Silverado's only get around 16-17 mpg. And this is diesel.
Hold on to that truck. I too had an 03' Chevy D/A, ext cab/short bed 4/4 and towed a 37' 5er with it. Towed in the mountains of WV, TN, NC, VA and SC and NEVER got that kind of mpg while towing and I normally towed 55 to 62 mph...I NEVER came close to 13.5 mpg, more like 9.5 to maybe 12 IF I was lucky, (hand calc, far more accurate), but again, all mountain driving, but even when not towing, best I ever got was around 20mpg...in ideal conditions...
