F150 Ecoboost vs F250 Diesel mileage
I have been pulling my equipment trailer for my business with an F150 3.5 Ecoboost for 3 years now and averaging about 8.7mpg on 87 octane. I got rear-ended last week and the Ecoboost will be in the body shop for at least two weeks so yesterday I rented a brand new F250 diesel to fill in. Does anyone want to hazard a guess on the what my fuel economy with the diesel will be? I am sure that I will find it very interesting.
The trailer is a 22' flatbed deckover with 60hp tractor, stump grinding attachment and front end loader. The tires are water filled. I have never weighed it but I am pushing the 11,200lb tow rating of the F150. I mostly drive 2 lane county roads with rare forays on the interstate and then only for a few miles.
Both trucks are crew cabs with 6.5ft beds and 4wd so fairly even there. I am going to try my best to drive the same. The EcoBoost was never power limited and don't expect the diesel to be either.
The trailer is a 22' flatbed deckover with 60hp tractor, stump grinding attachment and front end loader. The tires are water filled. I have never weighed it but I am pushing the 11,200lb tow rating of the F150. I mostly drive 2 lane county roads with rare forays on the interstate and then only for a few miles.
Both trucks are crew cabs with 6.5ft beds and 4wd so fairly even there. I am going to try my best to drive the same. The EcoBoost was never power limited and don't expect the diesel to be either.
