4x4ordExplorer IIIJan 28, 2017Crummy fuel economyI towed a tag trailer 450 km down the highway at 55-60 mph and got 37 liters/100 km. (6.4 mpg). Can you get a Dodge or GM to go through that much fuel?
33 RepliesReplies sorted by NewestShow MoreCummins12V98Explorer IIIJan 28, 2017Towing with 11 RAM Dually combined weight 29k into 40mph head winds at 75mph I was 6mpg.4x4ordExplorer IIIJan 28, 2017With a 5.9 Cummins....wow you must have had your foot into to it pretty good. Were you able to maintain 60 mph?Old-BiscuitExplorer IIIJan 28, 2017YEP......Jamestown ND to Dickinson ND roughly 200 miles.Towing 5th wheel and was sweating whether or not would make it to Dickinson.6 mpg or less...could see fuel gauge changing. 36 gal fuel tank Course I was bucking a 35+ mph headwind
Cummins12V98Explorer IIIJan 28, 2017Towing with 11 RAM Dually combined weight 29k into 40mph head winds at 75mph I was 6mpg.
4x4ordExplorer IIIJan 28, 2017With a 5.9 Cummins....wow you must have had your foot into to it pretty good. Were you able to maintain 60 mph?
Old-BiscuitExplorer IIIJan 28, 2017YEP......Jamestown ND to Dickinson ND roughly 200 miles.Towing 5th wheel and was sweating whether or not would make it to Dickinson.6 mpg or less...could see fuel gauge changing. 36 gal fuel tank Course I was bucking a 35+ mph headwind
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