More fifth wheel questions.
These 2 came from my DW 1. The ventilated fifth-wheel tailgates. Do they do anything besides making it easier to hitch up? My DW was wondering about fuel mileage and wind resistance. 2. The mud ...
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ford truck guy wrote:md_procouple wrote:
Hubby replaced our regular tailgate with a Louvered on last year, and says he gets about 3-5 more miles per gallon, as far as the mud flap brushes, we don't know, never installed any on our pickup. Good Luck and Happy Camping !!
Once you get the make and model of that, I WANT ONE ! ! !
3-5 MPG increase by going to a louvered tailgate? I am thinking that your hubby is either saying that to justify the purchase with you... OR he is mistaken.....
sorry, not meant to be rude, just a realist ....
X2 Have been using one for almost 20 years on 2 different trucks and haven't seen any mileage increase. Maybe less turbulence in bed. I like it for hooking and unhooking.
