towing mileage of trucks
Does anyone have a range of MPG for a F-450 dragging a 18,000- 21,000 5er? is it much different from Ram 3500?
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Cummins12V98 wrote:FishOnOne wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:forkedhorn wrote:
Thanks Scott, kind of figured that. Thinking about a 44 Santa Fe Mobile Suite or a 42RL Luxe and an f-450 instead of the ram.
Why do you think you need a 450? If you are stuck on Ford a 17 or newer 350 will do just fine!
I tow as much or more than your rig will weigh with my RAM 3500 at 33k combined or 35 if double towing my Motor Cycle trailer with two Cruisers.
Pretty hard to beat a straight 6 for mileage.
Perhaps he want's the F450 because of the wide track front axle for the improved turning radius. And towing these amount of loads the fuel economy between the two is a wash.
No way will a 350 and 450 get the same fuel economy. More weight equals worse mileage. Even with same gear ratio.
According to published figures there’s only about 1,400 pounds difference between comparable F450’s and Ram 3500’s.
If you’re talking about a 35k pound combined unit I doubt you could calculate that mileage variation attributed to a 4% increase in weight.
Besides which, weight has very little to do fuel mileage in the overal scheme of things, my neighbours tractor trailer gets a consistent 1 mpg (loaded) better mileage than his motorhome does, I’ll bet the motorhome weighs a BUNCH less than his truck does.
