new 3500 srw tow vehicle?
I will be buying a new diesel tow vehicle in Jan\Feb 2014 My trailer is a redwood triple slide with a scale weight of 14000 lbs brochure said 13,800 lbs with a brochure pin weight of 2700lbs. I have ...
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720Deere wrote:4x4ord wrote:
It depends what I am towing. Towing my RV I get about 11 mpg, so 200 miles and I am looking for fuel. Towing heavy loads I get 5 - 6 mpg and fill at nearly every service station on route.
What do you tow that only nets you 5-6 mpg? My worst so far with a 37' 15,500 lb toy hauler that is about as aerodynamic as a sail boat is 8.5 mpg at >70 mph. I even seem to do about the same at slightly lower speeds in the mountains. I'm guessing you are towing a pretty significant load in some rough conditions.
LOL, but you wouldn't believe some of the huge loads he pulls around with his SRW F-350. Think he mentioned once moving some 30,000 pounds of hay on a goose neck trailer. 4x4ord doesn't mess around.
