V10 gas towing fuel economy
For those of you towing 5th wheel RV trailers in the 13,000 to 16,000lbs gross trailer weight rating with Ford gas V10's, what are you seeing for fuel economy?
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06Fargo wrote:
For those of you towing 5th wheel RV trailers in the 13,000 to 16,000lbs gross trailer weight rating with Ford gas V10's, what are you seeing for fuel economy?
While not a 5th wheel, the rig in my sig below,
When we are fully loaded with water and gear, GCW = 17,780#
The camper weighs 9,920# full fresh water and bikes.
2005 F350, 3 valve V10, 5 speed torqueshift tranny in TH mode, 18" tires, 4.10 rear axle. I only tow 55 to 60 mph. All elevations so far has been 3,000ft or lower.
I get between 7.5 to 8.5 mpg on a good day runnig 87 octane. Average is ~ 8.0 mpg. This will go up a fair amount if I could ever get full straight gas again. The ethanol blend we get pulls the number down.
The truck has no problem pulling and covers all my pulling needs. Although she does have a drink'in problem.... and a small gas tank... It's all paid for and I am not trading any time soon unless gas goes totally nuts (what ever "totally" is now a days)
Empty, I get ~ 12 to 13 mpg
