Ford F-350 PS DRW Towing
I don't have a front lounge FW yet but planing on the worst case scenario, 40' - 42', GVWR #16,000 and loaded tongue weight of @ 4000 lbs. We'll be full timing so I'll probably overload it. If Im read...
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spoon059 wrote:baggy pants wrote:
3:73's for a little economy.
Not meaning to be a smartass, but if you are worried about fuel economy than perhaps RV'ing isn't for you. I cannot imagine the difference in fuel economy between the 3.73 and a shorter rear end ratio will really have a noticeable difference in economy. Its going to suck diesel either way.
With that kind of thinking, we'd ought to throw away all efforts in heavy freight to increase fuel economy, like the Walmart Super-trucks that break 10 mpg towing at full weight. Averaging 10.7 when I last read
Some want to RV, but they want as much fuel economy as possible for a given tow setup, or their tow vehicle isn't a purely dedicated towing machine. I'm personally glad to see lots of aero being put into the newest 5'er and tow vehicles (hence the huge air dams on the front and optimizing of shapes around the doors and windshield angles). It may only give 1 mpg here or 0.5 mpg there, but it all adds up. If freight operators can worry about fuel economy why not the average RV'er eh?
