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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FWIW on the mileage thing:
I had a succession of F350's with the "Tow Boss" option that was offered in the 200? -2006 timeframe (my last 350 was 2006). This resulted in (IIRC) 4.30 rear axle, 13,000GVWR and 26,000 GCVWR. My 5ver at the time was 16,000 GVW.
What I found was that with the setup I had, I averaged circa 11 mpg (like 10.8 or something) and that towing I averaged 9.9 -10.4. My BIL who towed a similar 5ver with a 350 with either the 4.1 or the 3.73's averaged circa 15 mpg non-towing but closer to 8 mpg towing.
If your primary use is towing, go with the gears that will make towing work...the economy gains are more imaginary than real with the bigger gears.
I had a succession of F350's with the "Tow Boss" option that was offered in the 200? -2006 timeframe (my last 350 was 2006). This resulted in (IIRC) 4.30 rear axle, 13,000GVWR and 26,000 GCVWR. My 5ver at the time was 16,000 GVW.
What I found was that with the setup I had, I averaged circa 11 mpg (like 10.8 or something) and that towing I averaged 9.9 -10.4. My BIL who towed a similar 5ver with a 350 with either the 4.1 or the 3.73's averaged circa 15 mpg non-towing but closer to 8 mpg towing.
If your primary use is towing, go with the gears that will make towing work...the economy gains are more imaginary than real with the bigger gears.
