Ram 3500 Real Life MPG
I am looking for some real life mpg numbers on the Ram 3500 primarily for 2010, 2011 models. I am thinking about swithcing to a one ton model. Please include hand calculated numbers only. The overhead...
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NC Hauler wrote:
Wow, I can't offer all the pictures, but did own a 2010 and a 2012 Ram's 3500 Crew Cab/long bed, 4X4's, both with 4:10's that I used as daily drivers and towed a 16,000# 5er with that has a 3,300# pin weight......I alway's hand calc mpg....best mpg I ever got towing, (all my towing done in the mountains of WV, TN, NC, SC and VA was close to 11 mpg and as low as 9.5 or so. Best I ever got running empty on a trip was 15-16 mpg...running speed limit, not much over....Towed 5er in my sig with both of the these trucks and now tow it with the 13 Ram in my sig....
again, don't have all the pictures just more facts if you need them or want them.
Apparently NC Hauler and I have almost identical trucks (2012) and specs:
- 2012 Crew Cab/Long Bed
- DRW
- 4.10 gears
- 4x4
My towing numbers have been from approximately 8.0 to 11.0 towing. I kind of remember a 11.5 tank but I'm not positive.
My non-towing average seems to be 13 mpg highways at just over the speed limit. My best non-towing tank was 16.3 mpg.
My fifth wheel weighs right about 14,500 pounds depending on water and load.
