Moving from a Bumper Pull to a 5'er
So I am looking for some advice, hopefully from people who have done the same thing. Here are the truck details, 2016 Ford F250, 4X4, CC, 6.2, 4.30. I am currently towing a trailer with a max weight o...
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I bought a 2011 F-250 SC with 3:73 gears and a 6.2 earlier this year. We have a family camping trip each year and my son wanted to see how it would pull his TT that grosses at less than 6,000 lbs. He has to make two trips anyway to pull his boat down. It pulled it easily through the hills in southeastern Ky. on I-75. He was driving and I was a passenger. We came back and I pulled my FW which grosses at 10,000 lbs. I don't know how much actual towing weight was but don't think it was up to the 10,000 lbs.
I got better gas mileage than he did despite the heavier weight but I did drive slower. I increased my gas mileage on the return trip by slowing down to about 63 mph. You'll be just fine with a 9,000 gvwr camper. I don't know how it would do in the Rockies but I suspect it would do ok there also.
A FW does have a bigger frontal area but most are shaped more aerodynamically. The front also sits very close the the TV cab so the air has very little distance to dip down and cause extra drag. I'm in the camp that says a TV and FW have less drag than a TV and TT. I'd have to see actual testing that says the opposite to change my mind.
I got better gas mileage than he did despite the heavier weight but I did drive slower. I increased my gas mileage on the return trip by slowing down to about 63 mph. You'll be just fine with a 9,000 gvwr camper. I don't know how it would do in the Rockies but I suspect it would do ok there also.
A FW does have a bigger frontal area but most are shaped more aerodynamically. The front also sits very close the the TV cab so the air has very little distance to dip down and cause extra drag. I'm in the camp that says a TV and FW have less drag than a TV and TT. I'd have to see actual testing that says the opposite to change my mind.
