THE GOOD, THE BAD... BUT NO SURPRISES

Dave H M wrote:
Last time I weighed the Laredo it was 9200. I tow with a 2012 F250 6.2 with the 4.30 diffy.

I run from central IL thru the smokies to south of myrtle beach sometimes twice a year. I check the puter for gas mileage just for grins. It consistently shows 8.7.

I tow at 65 since the motor seems to have a bit more power and not lug at 2000 rpm.

I would never think about leaving that critter in cruise climbing a long grade. i usually try to fall in the 3500 rpm range when lugging a long 6% grade. But that is just me and way i like to manage the animal under the hood.
Just thought I would throw in my two cents on the 6.2. :C

Have you tried cruise control on the downhill at all ? just for curiosity sake I tried that with mine on the way back from BC this winter and was surprised in how it maintained the speed downhill with no intervention , it kept hunting down a gear .I don't know if I would want to do this all the time and definitely not on the steeper mountains as I didn't feel enough in control of the speed, but it was interesting to watch the truck do its thing.