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- Turtle_n_PeepsExplorer10.75 average on west coast and mid west.
- Ride_S40TExplorer
BarabooBob wrote:
Come on diesel guys, my Eco Boost gets 30 mpg while towing and over 50 mpg empty on the flat. Ok, I will go back into my lonely house and irritate myu wife some more. Someone said that we needed someone to make crazy claims. My wife locked the door and told me to go sleep in the TT.
:D Yeah...I'm at 28' and less than 6500 loaded and only get 10-11 at 65-70mph. Bone stock SRW 2019 GMC 3500 w/Duramax. Still getting broke in though, only 15K miles. Oddly, got 10mpg hauling same trailer with a GMC 1500 with the 5.3L gasser.
Guessing some of the numbers above are from emissions gutted systems and/or with a tuner in some cases. Need me a tuner, for starters, for sure. - StirCrazyModeratorI tow a 39 foot 12000lb 5th with a 2014 stock f350, i live in the mountians and get between 11 and 15 mpg(US) depending on my speed and wind conditions.
Steve - BarabooBobExplorer IIICome on diesel guys, my Eco Boost gets 30 mpg while towing and over 50 mpg empty on the flat. Ok, I will go back into my lonely house and irritate myu wife some more. Someone said that we needed someone to make crazy claims. My wife locked the door and told me to go sleep in the TT.
- Grit_dogNavigator
jdc1 wrote:
I was sure there would be (fishing) stories of 20+mpg.
Give it time....maybe not 20, but you'll hear some tall tales usually in a fuel mileage thread.
Remember, there's 3 things most men lie about.
The size of the fish they caught.
The gas mileage of their truck...and
The size of their ____!
Funny story, just bought a bunch of 4" decking to re deck around the house.
Wife comes out when I get home with the trailer full of lumber, looks at it and says, "Oh, I see you went with the 6" decking after all..." LOL - getpower1ExplorerSame truck as OP, towing the trailer in my sig from the Bay Area to the Sierras, I got like 11.5.
Not awesome but had all the power in the world I ever needed. - jdc1Explorer III was sure there would be (fishing) stories of 20+mpg.
- WayneAt63044Explorer"Ouch!! Yep, towing a trailer and good gas mileage are mutually exclusive.
- campermamaExplorer II
kellem wrote:
Ram 2500 5.7 Hemi pulling 30ft 7500lb trailer with 35" tires = 7mpg.
12 mpg empty.
Ouch!! - kellemExplorerRam 2500 5.7 Hemi pulling 30ft 7500lb trailer with 35" tires = 7mpg.
12 mpg empty.
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