New Truck and Tires advice
Well, I own a 2017 Outdoor RV 20" Creekside trailer with no slide outs. At the scale it weights 4750 lbs. I took it from Phx AZ to Santa Monica camp group once and twice for a month each to the Rock M...
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ib516 wrote:
Just for an FYI, I pull a 17' hybrid that weighs 3500 lbs loaded with a 5.7L Hemi and I get 9 to 10 mpg.
I used to have a 37' 5er that weighed 12,000 lbs and pulled it with a 6.4L Hemi in a Ram 2500 that got 7-9 mpg. A 5.9L Cummins before that with that same 5er, 9-11 mpg.
Point is, no matter what you trade up to, for a tow vehicle, you're not going to improve mpg a lot. You might get a big upgrade in towing power, but the mpg won't change much.
The tires that come on those trucks will do the job for you without any modifications needed.
Yep...I tow a 6500lb GVWR camper with a 20+ year old half ton Suburban and I get....wait for it...7-9mpg. Hand calculated.
No magic pill for gas mileage when towing a huge brick through the air at 60mph.
OP: I bet you'll have a much nicer towing experience with either of those trucks, even with the stock tires.
