Moving to a 5th Wheel
The wife and I are looking down the road a little at a time when neither of us will have to go to work. The thought is to buy a new/newer 3/4 ton diesel truck to pull a 5th wheel trailer. We won't ...
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valhalla360 wrote:Second Chance wrote:
As for fuel mileage, with a 1-ton DRW truck with a 6-speed and 373 rear end, I get 17 - 18 on the highway not towing and 10 - 11 MPG towing a high-profile 15k (on the scales) fifth wheel.
Rob
Had an old ford with 7.3 diesel...got 20-22 not towing and 13 towing.
I noticed similar comparing to my BIL's 2008 ford diesel. He was down similar to what you report.
It doesn't sound huge until you consider the percentage difference...it works out to about a 20% loss.
I get better in my 2014 f350 than I did with my 1999 7.3. The 7.3 had 100 ftlbs more torque and 50 more hp, but the 6.7 out tows it hands down. as for the 6 and 6.4, they did get bad milage and other issues.
to the original poster, I have a 1 ton single rear wheel and I have 4500Lbs of payload but that is a specal order payload package and hard to find. if you dont mined driving a dualy then just buy one and you can towany 5th you find, but at least get a 1 ton over a 3/4 ton. you might find somthing thats in the capacity of the 3/4 ton but the extra stifness in the 1 ton is worth its weight in gold. plus up here 1 ton trucks are cheeper than 3/4 when you buy new as they are exempt the luxery tax.
Steve
