Thor Outlaw 35sg F550 6.7 L diesle
Good Day Folks, Looking at a Thor Outlaw 35SG on a Ford 550 chassis with 6.7L diesel. Anyone have any experience with this unit, good & bad. Also if anyone can advise what kind of mileage, (l/100k...
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Wolfwise wrote:
I spoke to a Ford truck specialist at a local dealership, who said the gears could be changed up to 3.55 (for $1000.00 Cdn + reprogramming costs) with no loss in capability & improve the mileage to 20 some MPG.
Yes he was BSing you. You are not going to get 20MPG with your setup.
If the manufacturer could get 20MPG in those rigs with a lower gear ratio and still be able to haul everything don't you think they would do it? Of course they would, they would have done it years ago.
Bottom line your rig is heavy and it's designed to haul even more weight. That gear ratio is part of what makes up your weight rating and hauling capacity. Reduce it and you're reducing those numbers too. There is no magic way to increase your MPG. Welcome to owning an RV, you've got to pay to play.
As to your comment about the number of posts. The challenge is your RV like, Class A Toy Haulers, fits in various categories. Most Toy Haulers are trailers. These are not hugely popular units so it can be tough to fine people with your rig that can reply to you. You're welcome to post here or in the Class B forum, which ever you think you'll get the most help from. Being that you have a motorized rig you might get more replies in the Class B group, assuming that front end unit is being used with other Class B RVs too.
