First road trip 2 weeks ago, sadly no camper yet, but was loaded up with RV parts from the Elkhart surplus stores!Had the cruise control set on 75 for most of the trip, LI to IN in about 10 hrs. Laramie trim makes for a very comfortable ride, although a little bouncy, need that 3200 lbs of camper on the back to smooth it out!

Very nice truck. Congrats! The computers are never very accurate. Did you happen to write down the mileage and gallons used and check your MPG that way too?

RobWNY wrote:Very nice truck. Congrats! The computers are never very accurate. Did you happen to write down the mileage and gallons used and check your MPG that way too?The computers aren't perfect but ballpark it okay. Hand calculated also isn't perfect but ballparks it okay. The assumption that the tank gets equally filled each time is inaccurate, imo. Nice truck, OP. They get good mileage for 8000 lb bricks, although the fuel economy drops pretty quick over about 65 or when you mix in much city driving.

Elapsed time 10 hr 36 min. I wonder what the total time including stops could have been?About 50 years ago (I may have been younger then) I traveled 660 miles in 11 hours which included one fuel stop. Food consisted of potato chips and apples eaten while moving. This was pre-interstate, so I had to slow for the occasional town.

Air tires to 5psi rear and 10psi front over weight/inflation chart. Enjoy the ride!

IdaD wrote:RobWNY wrote:Very nice truck. Congrats! The computers are never very accurate. Did you happen to write down the mileage and gallons used and check your MPG that way too?The computers aren't perfect but ballpark it okay. Hand calculated also isn't perfect but ballparks it okay. The assumption that the tank gets equally filled each time is inaccurate, imo. Nice truck, OP. They get good mileage for 8000 lb bricks, although the fuel economy drops pretty quick over about 65 or when you mix in much city driving.True. I use the method of when the nozzle shuts off at full, I don't add any more. that gets me as close to the same filling level as I can get each time I'm checking mileage by hand calculation.

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IdaD
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Jul 09, 2020
RobWNY wrote:
Very nice truck. Congrats! The computers are never very accurate. Did you happen to write down the mileage and gallons used and check your MPG that way too?

The computers aren't perfect but ballpark it okay. Hand calculated also isn't perfect but ballparks it okay. The assumption that the tank gets equally filled each time is inaccurate, imo.

Nice truck, OP. They get good mileage for 8000 lb bricks, although the fuel economy drops pretty quick over about 65 or when you mix in much city driving.
RobWNY
Explorer
Jul 09, 2020
Very nice truck. Congrats! The computers are never very accurate. Did you happen to write down the mileage and gallons used and check your MPG that way too?

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