First Impressions of the Ecodiesel
I'll start off by saying no I have not towed anything yet but am looking for a donner trailer to hook to and run down the highway for about 400 miles round trip. Just to see how she handles a trailer....
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FishOnOne wrote:The Mad Norsky wrote:
Hey Fish:
which truck do you have exactly? SRW or dually????
I did get almost the same mileage one evening driving home from Omaha, Nebraska, so about 160 miles, more or less.
This was with my former vehicle (2011 F 350 dually crew cab 6.7L diesel).
No wind, dark and I drive about 58 MPH cause I just don't see deer as well as I once did. And there are some monster, corn fed white-tails around here just waiting to jump in front of ones vehicle.
So 20 something MPG is certainly an obtainable feat. Mine was with the dually, shoot a SRW version should actually get better mileage.
Summer fuel at that time.
TMN,
It's a SRW truck, 3.55 gears, 20" rims, CC, FX4... And I want to again emphasize that my truck regens basically ~50% less frequent during the winter(while running winter blend diesel) which also aids in improved fuel economy. There has been trips to the same destination during summer months with strong southeast winds and I'll make as low as ~19 mpg.
My observation is that my DPF equipped truck is not negatively affected by winter blend diesel vs standard diesel. The winter blend diesel with less BTU's that equates to less mpg's is offset by less regens which helps improve mpg's. On my 05 6.0 PSD (Non DPF)I did notice a drop in fuel economy while running winter blend like everyone else reports.
...while I certainly do not question the mileage numbers or the sincerity of Troy, I have to question the so called Texas winter blend fuel...
...I put 75000 miles on an almost identical 2011 Model year Ford 6.7 truck with 3.55's and 20 inch wheels...It was driven in 3 different Michigan and South Dakota winters with no change in driving patterns or tendencies...and regeneration tendencies should be even less than Troy's when the difference in average ambient temperatures is factored into the equation... My summer fuel mileages match Troy's numbers to a tee...but North Country winter blend diesel fuel economy plummeted by 15%...my current Chevy shows similar fuel economy loss...but at least it does not show a CEL every 1000 miles or so...
Regards
