Padlin wrote:
My trailer is 3500 lbs, pulling it all over the east coast I get between 10 and 12 mpg, 10 is doing 75, and 12 is 55. Non towing it's between 16 and 18, 18 is if I baby it as much as I can. You can do better depending on how you setup the truck, mine has every gas killing option I could get, HD, 8' bed (36 gal tank), supercab, 4x4. I also looked at the 3/4 and 1T diesels but couldn't justify the extra $10k. I didn't consider the 5.0 so can't comment on it. I bought the EB for the best payload I could get (mines 2200) so as not to be limited on my next trailer, I discounted the gas 3/4T's due to their lousy gas mileage when not towing. I'm fine with what I get.
LOL, you looked at diesels for a 4000lb TT. Why? Funny thing is I towed a 4050lb TT with an 08 F150 5.4 3.73 and got 10.5 average. All that new technology goes out the window when hitched up.
